On an album that paints a panoramic view of human suffering, the Oklahoma City group sometimes sacrifices ferocity as it expands its muscular sludge-metal sound. With its winding pace and pile ...

At the height of the coronavirus pandemic LL Cool J donned a black mask, dark shades and hoodie and rode the New York subway with no security, in an experience he describes as "amazing".

On the cover of Chat Pile’s second full-length Cool World, a white cross looms over a grassy knoll. To the image’s right, emerald highway signs, traffic controllers and a lone Subaru interrupt ...

To fully understand the newest record Cool World from Oklahoma City noise-rock quartet Chat Pile, you have to listen to the previous record God's Country. The band is creating a raw, years-long ...

Cool World builds on those foundations while pushing things further, both sonically and thematically. The latter song declares, ‘Outside there’s no mercy,’ a snapshot of the bleak worldview ...