The Chats set March release for new album Half Cut
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The Chats have announced a UK tour for next October, which will end with three nights at Camden’s Electric Ballroom. The Australian punk band also confirmed that their new album, ‘Half Cut’, is finished and due on 5 March, with the single ‘Off It’ released now.
‘Half Cut’ follows 2022’s ‘Get Fucked’, whose release was followed by an extended international tour. Recorded at Maple Sound Studio in Los Angeles with Jay Whalley of Frenzal Rhomb, the album is described by vocalist Eamon Sandwith as a fun rock and roll record that is more open than the band’s previous work.
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In short
- The Chats have announced a UK tour for next October.
- ‘Half Cut’ is due on 5 March.
- New single ‘Off It’ is out now.
How this story developed
- 54 minutes ago The band confirmed that ‘Half Cut’ is their third album, reaffirmed its 5 March release and detailed its recording in Los Angeles with Frenzal Rhomb’s Jay Whalley, while repeating the tour and single news.
- 59 minutes ago The Chats announced their third album, ‘Half Cut’, for release on 5 March, shared the single ‘Off It’ and revealed a UK tour for next October, including three nights at Camden’s Electric Ballroom.
Full account
Australian punk band The Chats have set 5 March 2027 as the release date for their new album, Half Cut. It will be their first studio album since 2022’s Get F****d, and is due out through Virgin Music Group. The band say the record is complete and available to pre-order.
The album was recorded at Maple Sound Studio in Los Angeles with Jay Whalley of Australian punk band Frenzal Rhomb. Vocalist Eamon Sandwith describes it as a fun rock ’n’ roll record that feels more open than the group’s earlier writing. He is cautious about calling it “mature”, but sees it as a step forward.
Half Cut has 14 tracks, opening with the newly released single Off It. The song is a fast, forceful slice of punk rock; one report likens its feel to early AC/DC, while the other characterises it as bouncy pop-punk. The tracklist also includes Brown Bottle Flu, Half Arsed and Dead Weight.
The Chats have also announced a UK and Ireland tour for October 2027, with dates in Dublin, Belfast, Birmingham, Southampton, Bristol, Manchester, Leeds, Nottingham and Glasgow before three consecutive London shows at the Electric Ballroom. The reports differ in how they frame the announcement: one highlights the recording sessions, the single’s sound and the Camden finale, while the other supplies the album’s full tracklist, tour dates and label details.
Where outlets differ
From the full account, which is AI-written from the sources:
The first report says the album is out on 5 March but does not give a year; the second specifies 5 March 2027.
The first describes an extensive UK tour and highlights three London dates. The second gives the full UK and Ireland schedule, including Dublin and Belfast.
Their descriptions of Off It differ in emphasis: the first compares it with early AC/DC, while the second calls it thrashing pop-punk.
The second report includes a promotional note about a 25th-anniversary collaboration with Fall Out Boy; the first does not mention it.
Explained simply
The Chats are an Australian punk band known for short, direct rock songs. Their previous album, Get Fucked, came out in 2022 and was followed by an extended tour around the world.
The new record was made in Los Angeles with Jay Whalley, a member of Australian punk band Frenzal Rhomb. The Chats’ singer Eamon Sandwith has described it as a fun rock and roll album with a more open sound than their earlier work.
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Originally published by Clash as “The Chats Are Back! New Album ‘Half Cut’ Confirmed”.