Hardcore maniacs Chat Pile return with their new single “PEN I S MALL” from their upcoming third full-length album Who Loves the Sun. The song’s title may sound funny, but it’s also a serious critique of capitalism. According to the band, it is their heaviest track to date.
Watch the official video for “PEN I S MALL” on YouTube:
Bassist Stin shares his thoughts:
“The song and title refer to a stretch of time when Raygun was working as a maintenance man at one of the local shopping malls here in OKC. He screamed himself into a pretty brutal headache tracking this one if I remember correctly.”
Vocalist Ray B. adds:
“If survival wasn’t so brutal in the United States, a maintenance job at a local mall could in theory be a fun gig … Of course, the awful beast known as Capitalism is extremely rickety with not enough to truly go around in fair share, as those in the lower and even middle positions know all to well.”
Tour Dates
8/6 Ancora, PT Sonic Blast
8/8 Katowice, PL OFF Festival
8/9 Prague, CZ Fuchs2 ^
8/10 Budapest, HU A38 ^
8/11 Vienna, AT Arena
8/12 Munich, DE Live/Evil ^
8/14 Col Du Lein, CH Palp Festival
8/19 Dublin, IRE Button Factory ^
8/20 Dublin, IRE Button Factory ^
8/22 Bristol, UK Arctangent Festival
9/12 Oklahoma City, OK Tower Theatre (SISU Fundraiser Fest) #
9/17 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue + $
9/19 Chicago, IL Riot Fest
9/20 Englewood, CO The Gothic Theatre + &
9/23 Salt Lake City, UT The Metro Music Hall + &
9/25 Seattle, WA Showbox SoDo + &
9/27 Portland, OR Revolution Hall + &
9/29 Sacramento, CA Ace of Spades + &
9/30 San Francisco, CA The Regency Ballroom + &
10/3 San Diego, CA Music Box + &
10/4 Los Angeles, CA The Belasco + &
10/6 Mesa, AZ The Nile Theater + &
10/8 Austin, TX Radio/East + &
10/9 Houston, TX White Oak Music Hall + &
10/10 Dallas, TX Granada Theater + &
11/5 Detroit, MI The Majestic Theatre + %
11/6 Millvale, PA Mr. Smalls Theatre + %
11/8 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 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 + %
^ with Ragana
+ with Soul Glo
$ with Prize Horse
& with Virga
% with Shallowater
# with Portrayal of Guilt, Nightosphere, Traindodge, Primal Brain
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Photo courtesy of Ryan Lawson
