Chat Pile announce new album Who Loves the Sun

Ryan Lawson

Chat Pile have announced a new album. On September 4, they’ll release Who Loves the Sun via The Flenser, which will be their third album in three years. The first single they’ve shared is “Deep Blue.” Hear it below.

“This record focuses on my grievances with the modern world,” said vocalist Raygun Busch in a statement. “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.”

Bassist Stin adds “This album contains a healthy dose of the usual Chat Pile airing of grievances against the state of the world, 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.”

Chat Pile’s last album was 2025’s In the Earth Again, the group’s full-length collaboration with Hayden Pedigo. It was featured on our list of the 50 best albums of 2025.

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 tour dates:

Jun 11 Sydney, AU — Manning Bar
Jun 12 Melbourne, AU — Max Watts
Jun 13 Hobart, AU — Dark Mofo
Jun 14 Brisbane, AU — The Triffid
Jun 16 Adelaide, AU — Lion Arts Factory
Jun 18 Auckland, NZ — Tuning Fork
Jun 19 Wellington, NZ — San Fran

Aug 06 Ancora, PT — Sonic Blast
Aug 08 Katowice, PL — OFF Festival
Aug 09 Prague, CZ — Fuchs2 ^
Aug 10 Budapest, HU — A38 ^
Aug 11 Vienna, AT — Arena
Aug 12 Munich, DE — Live/Evil ^
Aug 14 Col Du Lein, CH — Palp Festival
Aug 19 Dublin, IRE — Button Factory ^
Aug 20 Dublin, IRE — Button Factory ^
Aug 22 Bristol, UK — Arctangent Festival

Sep 12 Oklahoma City, OK – Tower Theatre (SISU Fundraiser Fest) #
Sep 17 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue + $
Sep 19 Chicago, IL — Riot Fest
Sep 20 Englewood, CO – The Gothic Theatre + &
Sep 23 Salt Lake City, UT – The Metro Music Hall + &
Sep 25 Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo + &
Sep 27 Portland, OR – Revolution Hall + &
Sep 29 Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades + &
Sep 30 San Francisco, CA – The Regency Ballroom + &
Oct 03 San Diego, CA – Music Box + &
Oct 04 Los Angeles, CA – The Belasco + &
Oct 06 Mesa, AZ – The Nile Theater + &
Oct 08 Austin, TX – Radio/East + &
Oct 09 Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall + &
Oct 10 Dallas, TX – Granada Theater + &
Nov 05 Detroit, MI – The Majestic Theatre + %
Nov 06 Millvale, PA – Mr. Smalls Theatre + %
Nov 08 Norwalk, CT – District Music Hall + %
Nov 10 Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel + %
Nov 11 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer + %
Nov 12 Washington, DC – Black Cat + %
Nov 14 Charlotte, NC – Underground + %
Nov 15 Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade + %
Nov 16 Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl + %
Nov 18 Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall + %
Nov 20 Indianapolis, IN – Deluxe at Old National Centre + %
Nov 21 St. Louis, MO – Delmar Hall + %
Nov 22 Lawrence, KS – The Granada + %