Chat Pile have announced their new album, Who Loves the Sun, out Sept. 4 via The Flenser.
Who Loves the Sun, Chat Pile’s fourth LP, focuses on the apathy that defines the present — arguing that society’s indifference toward environmental collapse, economic stagnation, and AI has all become a defining feature of the 21st century.
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“This record focuses on my grievances with the modern world,” vocalist Raygun Busch says. “AI, genocide, climate change, the power elite, $$$$ hoarding pigs— all that shit fucks up your life and mine. The band is definitely stretching out their abilities on the album, and I, too, felt inspired to go further— as a huge fan of Boston, I like to think Brad Delp is somewhere up there, smiling down, as I take the layering to new heights, but who can say? We have fun with it.”
“This album contains a healthy dose of the usual Chat Pile airing of grievances against the state of the world,” bassist Stin continues. “But deeper at its heart, I feel Who Loves the Sun is grappling with the challenges of trying to keep one’s humanity in a time of extreme anti-humanity.”
Lead single “Deep Blue” was the first song they wrote for Who Loves the Sun and set the momentum for the rest of the LP. “Technology is rapidly ruining our lives,” Busch notes. “All promise seemingly squandered on the worst things, like killing people, wasting resources, destroying art, shrinking our brains, and pulling us further apart than ever before.”
Watch the video for “Deep Blue,” see the tracklist for Who Loves the Sun, and see their 2026 tour dates below.
Chat Pile – Who Loves the Sun tracklist
- “Creature”
- “Deep Blue”
- “Same Rules”
- “PEN I S MALL”
- “Shrine”
- “Intruder”
- “Christabel ’26”
- “Influence”
- “Family Funeral”
- “October All the Time”
Chat Pile 2026 tour dates
06/11 – Sydney, Australia @ Manning Bar
06/12 – Melbourne, Australia @ Max Watts
06/13 – Hobart, Australia @ Dark Mofo
06/14 – Brisbane, Australia @ The Triffid
06/16 – Adelaide, Australia @ Lion Arts Factory
06/18 – Auckland, New Zealand @ Tuning Fork
06/19 – Wellington, New Zealand @ San Fran
08/06 – Âncora, Portugal @ Sonic Blast Fest
08/08 – Katowice, Poland @ OFF Festival
08/09 – Prague, Czech Republic @ Fuchs2
08/10 – Budapest, Hungary @ A38
08/11 – Vienna, Austria @ Arena Wien
08/12 – Munich, Germany @ Live/Evil
08/14 – Col du Lein, Switzerland @ PALP Festival
08/19 – Dublin, Ireland @ Button Factory
08/20 – Dublin, Ireland @ Button Factory
08/22 – Bristol, UK @ ArcTanGent Festival
09/12 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Tower Theatre (SISU Fundraiser Fest)
09/17 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
09/19 – Chicago, IL @ Riot Fest
09/20 – Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre
09/23 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall
09/25 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo
09/27 – Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall
09/29 – Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades
09/30 – San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom
10/03 – San Diego, CA @ Music Box
10/04 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Belasco
10/06 – Mesa, AZ @ Nile Theater
10/08 – Austin, TX @ Radio/East
10/09 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
10/10 – Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater
11/05 – Detroit, MI @ The Majestic Theatre
11/06 – Millvale, PA @ Mr. Smalls Theatre
11/08 – Norwalk, CT @ District Music Hall
11/10 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
11/11 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
11/12 – Washington, DC @ Black Cat
11/14 – Charlotte, NC @ The Underground
11/15 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
11/16 – Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl
11/18 – Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
11/20 – Indianapolis, IN @ Deluxe at Old National Centre
11/21 – St. Louis, MO @ Delmar Hall
11/22 – Lawrence, KS @ The Granada
