#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