Back in action, The Chats are turning up the volume once more. Fresh off a nationwide run with Social Distortion and the Descendents, the Australian punk trio now reveal Half Cut, the eagerly awaited follow-up to 2022’s Get Fucked. Today also brings the release of the album’s punchy, instantly memorable lead single, “Off It.”
“Half Cut is a lively rock and roll record, though it feels a touch more expansive than the material we’ve written previously,” says frontman Eamon Sandwith. “I’m reluctant to call it ‘mature,’ but it certainly marks a progression, I’d say.”
The LP — decidedly not mature — was tracked at Maple Sound Studio in Los Angeles with Frenzal Rhomb’s Jay Whalley handling the production. “Off It” arrives with a music video directed by Matt Weston; watch below.
TRACKLIST:
01 “Off It”
02 “Brown Bottle Flu”
03 “Hanging Shit”
04 “Half Arsed”
05 “Out For You”
06 “Drinking For Two”
07 “Damage Control”
08 “Falling Down the Stairs”
09 “Expiration Date”
10 “Turpentine”
11 “Chronic Condition”
12 “Dead Weight”
13 “Prove You Wrong”
14 “Should Know Better”
TOUR DATES:
11/13 – Brisbane, QLD @ Crowbar
11/14 – Brisbane, QLD @ Crowbar
11/15 – Frankston, VIC @ Singing Bird
11/19 – Sydney, NSW @ Crowbar
11/20 – Sydney, NSW @ Crowbar
11/21 – Sydney, NSW @ Crowbar
11/26 – Melbourne, VIC @ The Tote
11/27 – Melbourne, VIC @ The Tote
11/28 – Melbourne, VIC @ The Tote
12/04 – Hobart, TAS @ Altar
12/05 – Devonport, TAS @ Forth Pub
12/06 – Perth, TAS @ Royal Oak
12/09 – Adelaide, SA @ Jive
12/10 – Adelaide, SA @ Lion Arts Factory
12/11 – Scarborough, WA @ Indian Ocean Hotel
12/12 – Perth, WA @ Rosemount Hotel
12/13 – Perth, WA @ Rosemount Hotel
Half Cut is out 3/5/27 on Virgin Music Group. Pre-order it here.
