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Who Loves the Sun (album)
2026 studio album by Chat Pile
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Who Loves the Sun is the third studio album by American rock band Chat Pile. It was released on September 4, 2026, through the Flenser. The album follows the band's second studio album, Cool World (2024), and their collaborative album with Hayden Pedigo, In the Earth Again (2025).[1]
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| Released | September 4, 2026 | |||
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| Length | 43:35 | |||
| Label | The Flenser | |||
| Producer | Chat Pile | |||
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Critical reception
On Metacritic, Who Loves the Sun has a score of 78 of 100 based on 7 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Tom Morgan of Clash called it "a layered portrait of a world sleepwalking into disaster that is somehow gripping and even fun, in a mosh-the-pain-away manner". Kyle Kohner of Exclaim! wrote that the band "sound even more unhinged, as if the years have only confirmed every fear, grievance and nightmare they first screamed into existence on God's Country", while Grant Sharples of Paste said "Chat Pile reminds you that we're all just bugs under the proverbial boot, ready to be squashed at a moment's notice."
Furthermore, Eli Enis of Pitchfork wrote that "the favorability toward Chat Pile's alt-rock touchstones, as opposed to their metal ones, injects the album with enough dynamic variation that it doesn't feel like a straight rehash." Alastair Shuttleworth of The Guardian was less positive, stating that "the overall direction, a straightforward softening of their early ugliness, disappoints."
Track listing
All tracks are written by Aaron Tackett, Austin Tackett, Griffin Sansone, and Randy Heyer.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Creature" | 4:23 |
| 2. | "Deep Blue" | 4:05 |
| 3. | "Same Rules" | 3:47 |
| 4. | "Pen I S Mall" | 4:58 |
| 5. | "Shrine" | 4:37 |
| 6. | "Intruder" | 5:05 |
| 7. | "Christabel '26" | 3:56 |
| 8. | "Influence" | 4:29 |
| 9. | "Family Funeral" | 5:02 |
| 10. | "October All the Time" | 3:23 |
| Total length: | 43:35 | |
"Pen I S Mall" is stylized in all caps.
Personnel
These credits have been adapted from Tidal.[9]
- Aaron Tackett – drum kit
- Austin Tackett – electric bass guitar
- Griffin Sansone – electric guitar
- Randy Heyer – lead vocals
- Morgan Brown – additional mixing
- Ben Greenberg – mixing and mastering
- Brittany Sawtelle – background vocals ("Intruder" and "Influence")
- Claire Hannah – background vocals ("Intruder" and "Influence")