The Chats from Brisbane dont' waste any time at all. Their new record, Get Fucked is 27 minutes of chaos and it's a delight. Fans of bands as disparate as The Dictators, Iggy & The Stooges, and Teen Idles should find things to love here.
"Struck by Lightning" and "Dead on Site" blend a nearly metal attitude with simple, primitive punk styles, while "Paid Late" roars like oi stuff from the late Seventies. Elsewhere, "6L GTR" condenses the sort of thing that Fu Manchu did so well into 2 minutes and change. There's an economy here that's admirable, as this band simple bludgeon any quiet moment with hooks and riffs and snide vocals. Get Fucked is silly and moronic, but it's also the perfect kind of punk rock.
Get Fucked by The Chats is out this Friday.
[Photo: Luke Henery]