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Chat Pile
last updated 2026-09-11 11:26
Chat Pile
Plays on LTZ: (historical total not available beyond this vault's episode folders)
Tracks played
Masks — played 2026-02-12
Deep Blue — played 2026-06-25
Creature — played 2026-09-10
Research
Chat Pile — Masks
Played: 2026-02-12
Chat Pile — Deep Blue
Played: 2026-06-25 (Segment 4 — Heavy turn) (TikTok)(new release)
Lead single from the Oklahoma City noise-rock band's Who Loves the Sun (4 September 2026, the Flenser). The first song written for the album; bassist Stin describes it as "Chat Pile doing a Billy Squier song." Vocalist Ray B.'s lyrics take aim at the modern world — AI, genocide, climate, wealth-hoarding. It hits hardest opening the heavy turn.
TikTok angle: Chat Pile named themselves after the toxic mining-waste heaps ("chat piles") near their home in Oklahoma — heaps of lead that got whole towns evacuated. The music sounds like it: heavy, grinding, furious. The new single is about everything wrong with the modern world, though the bassist swears it secretly sounds like an 80s rock song.
Chat Pile — Creature
Played: 2026-09-10
Chat Pile are a noise-rock/sludge band from Oklahoma City: Raygun Busch (vocals), Luther (guitar), Stin (bass), Cap'n Ron (drums). "Creature" (4:23) is the album-opening track 1 on Who Loves the Sun, released 4 September 2026 on The Flenser — arriving six days before this show. It opened the album cycle and was previewed ahead of release. The band broke through with the dual 2019 EPs This Dungeon Earth and Remove Your Skin Please, then released God's Country (2022) and Cool World (2024). Bassist Stin said the new record leans toward classic alt/indie rock: "Luther's guitar work is the most XTC-sounding it's ever been, and Raygun is definitely approaching this album with more hooks in mind." The album's lyrical targets include climate change, modern work culture and the over-optimisation of data. A second vinyl pressing on black, gold and baby-blue merge vinyl (1,000 copies) was scheduled to ship around 25 September 2026.
Sources: Bandcamp · Dying Scene
Chat Pile
Origin: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA · formed 2019 · active
Members: Raygun Busch (vocals), Luther Manhole (guitar), Stin (bass), Cap'n Ron (drums) — all perform under stage pseudonyms
Genre: Noise rock / sludge metal
Discography:
This Dungeon Earth (2019) — EP
Remove Your Skin Please (2019) — EP
Split EP with Portrayal of Guilt (2021)
God's Country (2022) — The Flenser — Pitchfork "Best New Music"
Cool World (2024) — The Flenser
In the Earth Again with Hayden Pedigo (2025) — The Flenser/Computer Students
Who Loves the Sun (2026) — The Flenser
Facts:
Band name comes from "chat piles" — toxic lead-zinc mining waste heaps common across Northeastern Oklahoma.
Members use stage pseudonyms to keep their day jobs separate from the band; they cite Big Black as their biggest influence.