Chat Pile release Sub Pop single with Nirvana cover

Chat Pile has released a Sub Pop single, and in doing so they decided to cover a classic Sub Pop song, Nirvana‘s Bleach closer “Sifting.” It’s a song that fits very well with Chat Pile’s own material, including their caustic new song for this single, “Masks,” and their take on it is both faithful and compelling. “Masks” is killer too. Get the limited sea glass w/ black swirl 7″ in the BV shop.

Here’s what Chat Pile had to say:

It’s a true dream to put out a single on Sub Pop, and our new song ‘Masks’ hopefully honors the spirit of the mythical, sometimes mystical, city of Seattle. Thanks in part to the movie Hype, we have long been obsessed with Seattle, the American underground of the late ‘80s, and Sub Pop and their tools of world domination. Everything we learned about packaging Chat Pile, we learned from Sub Pop co-founders Jonathan Poneman and Bruce Pavitt.

We wanted to cover a song from the early Sub Pop era, and something off Bleach seemed the obvious choice. Songs like ‘Paper Cuts,’ ‘Negative Creep,’ and especially ‘Sifting’ are fairly lateral to the type of sounds we make with Chat Pile. (Perhaps next time we’ll take on a TAD song!)

To mark the occasion, we’ve also donated $3,000 to DREAM Action OK, a community-based organization that aims to empower our local immigrant community through advocacy and education to ensure justice for all immigrants. Learn more about DAOK here.

Thanks to Sub Pop for giving us the opportunity to put this single out – we hope you enjoy it.

“And most importantly, FUCK ICE!

Pick up the 7″ here and stream both songs below.

Chat Pile recently released a collaborative album with Hayden Pedigo and they say there’s a proper new Chat Pile album arriving this year as well. Stay tuned.