Noise Rockers Chat Pile Mine the Depths of Human Misery (Without Being Miserable)
Chat Pile’s full-length debut God’s Country is a grim yet thrilling soundtrack to American decline, drawing on heavy traditions from nu-metal to slasher films.
Jezy J. Gray
Jezy J. Gray is a writer and editor based in Oklahoma City. His work appears or is forthcoming in ArtDesk, This Land, The Curbside Chronicle, D Magazine, The Tulsa Voice, Oklahoma Today and elsewhere. His essays "Wild Life" and "In My Tribe" are collected in the anthologies, A Voice Was Sounding: Vol. 5 (2015) and Race Reader (2017) from This Land Press.
Deerhoof’s Greg Saunier on Making a Joyful Noise in Dreadful Times
Deerhoof’s Greg Saunier, the hyper-expressive drummer, reflects on the band’s longevity, new LP, and the possibility of making a better world.