THE CHATS UNVEIL NEW VIDEO & SINGLE
After finding viral fame with their single "Smoko", the unhinged Australian punks prove they are here to stay
"The band are hardly resting on their laurels" -
Revolver Magazine
July 31st, 2019
After achieving viral fame in 2016 with a video for their song "Smoko", The Chats have proven to be quite the enduring force, beating the odds of most flash-in-the-pan internet fame. They've won real fans around the world, including big names like Dave Grohl and Josh Homme, who both made a point of attending the bands first LA show earlier this month and hanging back stage (photo below).
The band have just finished their first ever US tour, on which nearly every venue had to be upgraded to accommodate demand, and in keeping with their tireless work ethic, have released another video. "Identity Theft" sees the band confront anonymous hackers who have locked frontman Eamon Sandwith in his computer, where he's forced to watch as all his secrets are unveiled. It's classic Chats, in that it's high octane, absurd, and NSFW.
"Identity Theft" follows their single and video "Pub Feed" from earlier this year, as the band builds up momentum for their debut LP.
"Identity Theft" Official Music Video
✺Facts about The Chats✺
✺ Josh Homme personally requested the band to open for the Queens of The Stoneage, after being sent the Smoko video from Dave Grohl.
✺ Drummer Matt got expelled from a school for stealing a golf buggy and driving it around
✺ Smoko video has over 7.5 million views (and counting!)
✺ Guitarist Pricey has never read a book from start to finish.
✺ The band all turn 20 this year.
✺ On their recent Australian tour, Idles covered SMOKO during their set.
✺ After their sell out debut UK tour last year, the band will be playing Reading and Leeds this year.
✺ Drummer Matt is a pro skater.
✺ Eamon worked at Coles.
✺ To maintain his lucious Mullet, Eamon trims the front every coupla weeks, and when needs be, his mum trims the back.
The Chats: Identity Theft
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