The Chats - "Struck By Lightning"

Photo by Luke Henery

A lot of punk today avoids the classic or more traditional sound. It can be a lot poppier or dance friendly. Australia's The Chats missed that memo and are sounding like classic punk on their new single. "Struck By Lightning" is loud and fast. The video is just over two minutes and the song is shorter than that. It's buzzsawing guitars, shouted vocals, and plenty of gang vocals. It reminds me of an amped up version of the Buzzcocks. There may be just the beginning traces of pop punk in here, but early punk was pretty poppy if you really listen to it. 

Eamon Sandwith talks about his band's new song, which is about being struck by lightning:

“People can't grow their hair back and shit. It’s weird – especially the whole no-eyebrows thing. That would be really scary! I'm really hoping that this doesn't happen to me, now I've written a song about it.”

You can watch the video for "Struck By Lightning" below. For more on The Chats, check out the band's website. Upcoming tour dates are below the video.

Thu. Mar. 17 - Brussels, BE @ La Botanique
Sat. Mar. 19 - Southampton, UK @ Southampton 1865
Sun. Mar. 20 - Nottingham, UK @ Rock City
Tue. Mar. 22 - Dublin, IR @ 3Olympia Theatre
Wed. Mar. 23 - Belfast, UK @ The Limelight
Thu. Mar. 24 - Glasgow, UK @ SWG3
Fri. Mar. 25 - Newcastle, UK @ Boiler Shop
Sat. Mar. 26 - Manchester, UK @ Manchester Academy
Sun. Mar. 27 - Leeds, UK @ Leeds University Union
Mon. Mar. 28 - Bristol, UK @ O2 Academy Bristol
Tue. Mar. 29 - Brighton, UK @ Chalk
Wed. Mar. 30 - London, UK @ Electric Brixton
Thu. Mar. 31 - London, UK @ Electric Brixton
Thu. Apr. 14 - Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
Fri. Apr. 15 - Indio, CA @ Coachella
Sat. Apr. 16 - Berkeley, CA @ UC Theatre
Sun. Apr. 17 - Roseville, CA @ Event Lawn at Virgin Hotels *
Mon. Apr. 18 - Las Vegas, NV @ Virgin Hotels Las Vegas
Tue. Apr. 19 - Ventura, CA @ Ventura Music Hall
Wed. Apr. 20 - Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst Atrium (EARLY SHOW) 
Wed. Apr. 20 - Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst Atrium (LATE SHOW) - SOLD OUT
Fri. Apr. 22 - Indio, CA @ Coachella
Sat. Apr. 23 - San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
Mon. Apr. 25 - El Paso, TX @ Lowbrow Palace
Tue. Apr. 26 - Houston, TX @ The Bronze Peacock at House of Blues
Wed. Apr. 27 - Austin, TX @ Emo’s Austin
Thu. Apr. 28 - Dallas, TX @ House of Blues - Cambridge Room
Sat. Apr. 30 - Nashville, TN @ Basement East
Sun. May 1 - Atlanta, GA @ Buckhead Theatre
Tue. May 3 - Columbia, SC @ The Senate
Wed. May 4 - Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Soundstage
Thu. May 5 - Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
Fri. May 6 - Warrendale, PA @ Jergel’s Rhythm Grille
Sat. May 7 - Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw
Sun. May 8 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Foundry @ The Fillmore - SOLD OUT
Tue. May 10 - Montreal, QC @ Foufounes Électriques
Wed. May 11 - Toronto, ON @ Velvet Underground - SOLD OUT
Thu. May 12 - Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop - SOLD OUT
Fri. May 13 - Louisville, KY @ Zanzabar
Sat. May 14 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
Sun. May 15 - St. Paul, MN @ Amsterdam Bar & Hall - SOLD OUT
Tue. May 17 - Lawrence, KS @ The Bottleneck
Wed. May 18 - Omaha, NE @ Slowdown
Fri. May 20 - Denver, CO @ Marquis Theatre - SOLD OUT
Sun. May 22 - Daytona Beach, FL @ Welcome to Rockville 2022
Wed. May 25 - Seattle, WA @ El Corazon - SOLD OUT
Thu. May 26 - Portland, OR @ McMenamins Crystal Ballroom
Fri. May 27 - Vancouver, BC @ Hollywood Theatre - SOLD OUT
Mon. Jun. 27 - Paris, FR @ La Maroquinerie
Tue. Jun. 28 - Brussels, BE @ La Botanique
Fri. Jul. 1 - Werchter, BE @ Rock Werchter 2022
Mon. Jul. 4 - Amsterdam, NL @ Melkweg
Tue. Jul. 5 - Berlin, DE @ SO36
Wed. Jul. 6 - Hamburg, DE @ Moltow Backyard
Thu. Jul. 7 - Cologne, DE @ Gebäude
Fri. Jul. 22 - Adelaide, AU @ Adelaide Showground
Fri. Jul. 29 - Luxembourg, LU @ Rotondes
Sat. Oct. 8 - Sacramento, CA @ Aftershock Festival
 
* supporting King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard