#91 - Eamon Sandwith (The Chats)

We had Eamon Sandwith of The Chats on for our most recent
interview. We began the conversation with Eamon talking about
touring and adjusting to playing in other countries. Not only
does a traveling band have to get used to other time zones but
also have to become familiar with different music scenes. We
chatted about his upbringing and how punk stuck out to him at an
early age even though it wasn’t as popular in his area. When the
band started in high school, one of the first songs was
considered a “throwaway song for a school experiment, but it made
its way on to the first EP and is still widely  played
today. 



Like so many bands out there, The Chats released an album as the
pandemic started hitting the world. They had a whole tour
prepared and were ready for a full roll out. But, Eamon admits,
the album still did extremely well even with a pandemic
happening, thanks to everyone’s ability to play the songs from
their home. Eamon believes the album "Get this in Ya" was
the moment the band started to come into their own. Smoko began
to blow up across the world when the band was fresh out of high
school. Eamon talks about being young when their music started to
get big. It was quick success, but still had some obstacles.
Eamon says other bands who had been playing longer did not
appreciate that they got big so young. He also discusses his
songwriting process and talks about how he typically writes about
everyday experiences. There’s even a story about Iggy Pop and
about how the band had to describe what Smoko and darts are.
Check out the band below!


Bandcamp: https://thechatslovebeer.bandcamp.com


Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/1aQ7P3HtKOQFW16ebjiks1?si=llcTE5WKScWyHmztb1BENw


Apple:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/behind-the-vinyl/id1507304176?i=1000538724235


Instagram/Twitter: @thechatslovebeer/@thechatsband