Great music to be Australian to, would recommend for that situation
The debut album from The Chats does nothing new or groundbreaking, and some songs feel extremely similar to each other in regards to structure, but with toungue-in-cheek lyrics, great performances from all the band members, and overall just a fun & carefree vibe, High Risk Behaviour is a solid garage punk album that almost anyone can enjoy. It's immature, it's dumb, but man is it a great time.
FAVORITE TRACK: Do What I Want
LEAST LEAST FAVORITE TRACK: Stinker
This album confused me a lot because it was and continues to get rave reviews from critics but not one person I know had heard of this record. Which is weird because this is the genre of music I usually follow closely so when a release is doing this good, it's usually hard to miss it. So I decided to go into this completely blind only knowing that critics loved this thing.
High Risk Behavior is a punk record and the first ... read more
"You can't call me a racist, I discriminate them all the same!"
The Chats satirize Australian culture and represent it beautifully in their punk anthems that would make any citizen proud. Sonically however it's just too one-noted, and for that reason any prolonged enjoyment is just not there besides first listen shock value. Despite this; listening to the chant-filled lyrics that are so incredibly relatable puts a smile in my face and makes me proud to be Australian. If you're ... read more
the chat's debut LP is a very fun one! however, their sophomore is better, and that isn't a smack on this one.
1 | Stinker 1:32 | 93 |
2 | Drunk N Disorderly 1:15 | 84 |
3 | The Clap 1:29 | 86 |
4 | Identity Theft 2:42 | 87 |
5 | The Kids Need Guns 1:17 | 83 |
6 | Dine N Dash 1:14 | 76 |
7 | Keep The Grubs Out 1:35 | 84 |
8 | Pub Feed 2:25 | 88 |
9 | Ross River 1:48 | 80 |
10 | Heatstroke 2:20 | 83 |
11 | Billy Backwash's Day 2:18 | 83 |
12 | 4573 2:30 | 90 |
13 | Do What I Want 2:50 | 86 |
14 | Better Than You 2:43 | 92 |
#14 | / | Norman Records |
#38 | / | Kerrang! |
#88 | / | Rough Trade |