THE CHATS ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM AND 17 DATE AUSTRALIAN TOUR

Shane | 29 October 2026 | Reply

THE CHATS ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM AND 17 DATE AUSTRALIAN TOUR

PLUS BRAND NEW SINGLE ‘OFF IT’

Five years after they instructed us to ‘Get Fucked’, Australia’s brashest export The Chats return with new album ‘Half Cut’ and a 17 date national tour. Hitting intimate venues across the country, The Chats will get closely reacquainted with Aussie audiences this November ahead of the release of their third album on March 5, 2027.

New track “Off It” drops today on streaming platforms everywhere, alongside a bonkers new video. The album opener provides a glimpse of what to expect from a Chats long play in 2027.

WATCH: THE CHATS – “OFF IT”

A fair bit can change in five years. Since they released their last album The Chats have toured rather relentlessly for a trio who kicked off their career without a plan or a passport. Supporting Queens of the Stone Age, Foo Fighters and The Hives across multiple continents, they were also widely regarded as one of Coachella’s best sets earlier this year. Not to mention the progression from teenage upstarts to world-weary 27 year olds , which comes with its own realisations and maturations.

“Half Cut is a fun rock and roll record, but it’s maybe a little more open than stuff we’ve written in the past” says vocalist Eamon Sandwith. “I definitely hesitate to use the word ‘mature,’ but it’s a bit of a progression, I’d say.”

Recorded at Los Angeles’ Maple Sound Studio with Frenzal Rhomb’s Jay Whalley, the new LP sees The Chats’ sound shuffle into more expansive territory without losing any of its signature Australian lyricism -as evidenced by track titles “Half Arsed”, “Hanging Shit” and “Brown Bottle Flu”. An exploration of hangovers, confrontation, reconciliation and even rehabilitation, the album is as introspective as The Chats have ever been.

Probably best known for their 2017 ditty “Smoko” – a track that can legitimately lay claim to the term ‘viral’ – the Sunshine Coast trio have since proven themselves to be a once-in-a-generation band. A standalone entity that has proven to be a bullish rebuttal to the claim that Australia has ‘no culture’ and a musical force that has enamoured local and international audiences alike.

THE CHATS – HALF CUT AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2026

Tickets on sale now at thechats.com

Friday 13 November Crowbar, Brisbane
Saturday 14 November Crowbar, Brisbane
Sunday 15 November Singing Bird, Frankston
Thursday 19 November Crowbar, Sydney
Friday 20 November Crowbar, Sydney
Saturday 21 November Crowbar, Sydney
Thursday 26 November The Tote, Melbourne
Friday 27 November The Tote, Melbourne
Saturday 28 November The Tote, Melbourne
Friday 4 December Altar, Hobart
Saturday 5 December Forth Pub, Forth
Sunday 6 December Royal Oak, Launceston
Wednesday 9 December Jive, Adelaide
Thursday 10 December Lion Arts Factory, Adelaide
Friday 11 December Indian Ocean Hotel, Scarborough
Saturday 12 December Rosemount Hotel, Perth
Sunday 13 December Rosemount Hotel, Perth

THE CHATS – HALF CUT is out March 5 2027 via Virgin Records