Cool World (Chat Pile album) explained

Cool World
Type:studio
Artist:Chat Pile
Cover:Chat Pile - Cool World.png
Recorded:2024
Length:42:47
Label:The Flenser
Prev Title:Brothers in Christ
Prev Year:2023

Cool World is the second studio album by American rock band Chat Pile. It was released on October 11, 2024, through the Flenser and follows their universally acclaimed debut studio album God's Country (2022).

Background and theme

Cool World borrows its title from the film of the same name (1992), setting the tone for an "unsettling atmosphere" with a horizon widened to depict a "decaying planet".[1] It serves as a continuation of their 2022 debut album God's Country, "only amped up".[2] Vocalist Raygun Busch explained that the project covers "similar themes" to their previous album but this time expanded to a "macro scale", focusing on "disasters abroad, at home" as well as their impact.[3] If Busch were to describe it in one sentence, he would quote French philosopher Voltaire in saying that Cool World is "is about the price at which we eat sugar in America".[4] Bassist Stin added that the goal was to "stretch the definition" of their sound in order to touch on their personal tastes beyond just noise rock and "challenge" the limits of their previous record.[5]

The album was mixed by Ben Greenberg of Uniform which marks the first time Chat Pile worked with a mixing assistant from outside of the band.[6]

Singles

Alongside the album announcement on July 16, 2024, the band released the lead single and opening track "I Am Dog Now", described as a "chunky, grating, post-hardcore/noise rock anthem", accompanied by a Will Mecca-directed video.[6] According to Busch, "Masc", the second single released on August 20, was one of the most important songs on the album as it talks about the "horrors of interpersonal intimacy" but is still in synch with the theme of "oppression, despair and malaise" throughout the album.[7] The third single "Funny Man" came out on September 24 and sees the band delivering a "seething, freaked-out rager" that ranges between "head-crushing riffs" and 90s-style funk-metal".[8]

Critical reception

Year-end lists

Publication/critic! scope="col"
AccoladeRank
DecibelTop 40 Albums of 202427[9]
Exclaim!50 Best Albums of 20247[10]

Personnel

Chat Pile

Additional contributors

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chat Pile announce second album Cool World. Hardman. Neville. Alternative Press. July 16, 2024. October 5, 2024.
  2. Web site: Chat Pile's Next Album Cool World Due Out in October. Keenan. Hesher. MetalSucks. July 16, 2024. October 5, 2024.
  3. Web site: Chat Pile Delve In the Grim Realities of Humanity on Cool World. Gonzales. Ramon. Knotfest. July 16, 2024. October 5, 2024.
  4. Web site: Chat Pile have announced a new album, Cool World, shared single "I Am Dog Now". O'Connor. Siobhain. Dork. July 16, 2024. October 5, 2024.
  5. Web site: Chat Pile Announce New Album Cool World, Share New Single "I Am Dog Now". Pappis. Konstantinos. Our Culture Mag. July 16, 2024. October 5, 2024.
  6. Web site: Chat Pile announce new album Cool World & tour, share "I Am Dog Now". Sacher. Andrew. BrooklynVegan. July 16, 2024. October 5, 2024.
  7. Web site: Chat Pile Spend a Little Shirtless Bro Time in "Masc". Keenan. Hesher. MetalSucks. August 20, 2024. October 5, 2024.
  8. Web site: Chat Pile – "Funny Man". Breihan. Tom. Stereogum. September 24, 2024. October 5, 2024.
  9. Web site: Decibel Magazine staff . 2024-11-12 . SPOILER: Here Are Decibel’s Top 40 Albums of 2024 . 2024-11-13 . Decibel Magazine . en-US.
  10. Web site: Exclaim! Staff . November 27, 2024 . Exclaim!'s 50 Best Albums of 2024 . 2024-11-28 . Exclaim!.

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