The Chats have the cops to thank for the title of their debut album, High Risk Behaviour.

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If they didnOCOt keep hassling drummer Matt Boggis about skating in places he shouldnOCOt OCo and giving him tickets listing that as the offence OCo who knows what idiotic title the self-proclaimed Oædropkick drongos from the Sunshine Coast of AustraliaOCO would have come up with.

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And yet itOCOs the perfect name for an album that does not fuck around. An album that sounds like Aussie greats the Cosmic Psychos downing beers with The Saints before doing shots with the Buzzcocks and then spewing it all up behind the kebab van. An album thatOCOs over in 28 blistering, funny, sweaty, unforgettable minutes, with half of its 14 songs failing to reach the two-minute mark. Some might call the Queensland trio lazy. Singer-bassist Eamon Sandwith sees it differently.

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OæI donOCOt want to make the songs boring, so I just keep them short and sweet,OCO shrugs the man whose

mullet became an international talking point following the success of 2017 viral hit OæSmokoOCO. OæWe try not to think about it or complicate it too much. You donOCOt want to force it or the songOCOs going to turn out crap.OCO

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Despite being the subject of a record label bidding war, The Chats are releasing High Risk Behaviour on their own label, Bargain Bin Records. ItOCOs indicative of a band that have embraced DIY culture since day one, to the point where Sandwith used to spend his days at the post office sending out merch orders.

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OæWe thought, if we just do it ourselves we donOCOt have to worry about getting swindled,OCO says Sandwith. OæWeOCOve always done it our way.OCO

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Their determination to do things Oæour wayOCO extends to their music, which is why High Risk Behaviour delivers everything youOCOve come to love from The Chats OCo only more of it OCo and confirms their status as QueenslandOCOs greatest ever export (apart from Bundy Rum).

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