{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox album | name = In the Earth Again | type = studio | artist = [[Chat Pile]] and [[Hayden Pedigo]] | cover = In the Earth Again (2025) album art.jpg | released = {{Start date|2025|10|31}} | genre = {{hlist|[[Post-rock]]|[[noise rock]]|[[Americana music|americana]]|[[slowcore]]}} | length = {{duration|m=36|s=12}} | language = English | label = Computer Students, [[The Flenser]] | prev_title = [[I'll Be Waving as You Drive Away (album)|I'll Be Waving as You Drive Away]] | prev_year = 2025 | year = 2025 | chronology = Hayden Pedigo | misc = {{Extra chronology | artist = Chat Pile | type = studio | prev_title = [[Cool World (Chat Pile album)|Cool World]] | prev_year = 2024 | title = In the Earth Again | year = 2025 }} {{Singles | name = In the Earth Again | type = studio | single1 = Radioactive Dreams | single1date = August 27, 2025 | single2 = Demon Time | single2date = September 23, 2025 }} }}
'''''In the Earth Again''''' is a collaborative studio album between the rock band [[Chat Pile]] and musician [[Hayden Pedigo]]. It was released on October 31, 2025, by the labels Computer Students and [[The Flenser]] to universal acclaim from critics.<ref>{{Cite web |last=DeVille |first=Chris |date=October 28, 2025 |title=Album Of The Week: Chat Pile + Hayden Pedigo 'In The Earth Again' |url=https://stereogum.com/2475773/album-of-the-week-chat-pile-hayden-pedigo-in-the-earth-again/reviews/album-of-the-week/ |access-date=March 5, 2026 |website=[[Stereogum]] |language=en}}</ref>
== Background and recording == During the summer of 2024, [[Hayden Pedigo]] and his wife moved from [[Amarillo, Texas|Amarillo]] to [[Oklahoma City]] where [[Chat Pile]] were based. Pedigo, looking to make some new friends in the area, contacted Chat Pile via [[Instagram]], and Stin, the band's pseudonymous bassist, invited him to watch a local band's show. Following the meetup, Pedigo began spending time at Stin's house, which was a block away from his, meaning that Pedigo could arrive for collaboration "on a minute’s notice," according to Stin in an interview with ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]''. In December of that year, Pedigo and Chat Pile gathered in Stin's house and began planning a collaborative studio album which would eventually become ''In the Earth Again''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Baleful, Collaborative Beauty of Chat Pile and Hayden Pedigo |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/chat-pile-hayden-pedigo/chat-pile-and-hayden-pedigo-in-the-earth-again-interview |access-date=March 5, 2026 |website=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]] |language=en-US|date=October 27, 2025|last=Sharples|first=Grant}}</ref>
== Critical reception == {{Music ratings | rev1 = ''[[Beats Per Minute (website)|Beats Per Minute]]'' | rev1score = 83%<ref name = "bpm">{{Cite web|url=https://beatsperminute.com/album-review-chat-pile-hayden-pedigo-in-the-earth-again/|title=Album Review: Chat Pile & Hayden Pedigo – In The Earth Again|first=Sydney|last=Peterson|date=November 13, 2025|website=[[Beats Per Minute (website)|Beats Per Minute]]}}</ref> | rev2 = ''[[Pitchfork (magazine)|Pitchfork]]'' | rev2score = 7.5/10<ref name="pf">{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/chat-pile-hayden-pedigo-in-the-earth-again/|title=Chat Pile / Hayden Pedigo: In the Earth Again|first=Raphael|last=Helfand|date=November 3, 2025|website=[[Pitchfork (magazine)|Pitchfork]]}}</ref> | rev3 = ''[[Exclaim!]]'' | rev3score = 8/10<ref name = "exclaim">{{Cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/chat-pile-and-hayden-pedigo-in-the-earth-again-album-review|title=Chat Pile and Hayden Pedigo Coalesce on 'In the Earth Again'|first=Mark|last=Tremblay|date=October 28, 2025|website=[[Exclaim!]]}}</ref> | rev4 = ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]'' | rev4score = 7.3/10<ref name = "paste">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/chat-pile-hayden-pedigo/chat-pile-hayden-pedigo-in-the-earth-again-album-review|title=Chat Pile & Hayden Pedigo, 'In the Earth Again' Album Review|first=Caroline|last=Nieto|date=October 31, 2025|website=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]}}</ref> | MC = 82/100<ref name= ":0">{{Cite Metacritic|id=in-the-earth-again/chat-pile-hayden-pedigo|type=music|access-date=March 5, 2026|title=In The Earth Again}}</ref> }} {{Metacritic album prose|In the Earth Again|Universal acclaim|82|6}}<ref name=":0"/>
== Track listing == {{Track listing | headline = ''In the Earth Again'' track listing | total_length = 35:12 | all_music = Hayden Pedigo, Raygun Busch, Luther Manhole, Stin, and Captain Ron | title1 = Outside | length1 = 1:45 | title2 = Demon Time | length2 = 3:07 | title3 = Never Say Die! | length3 = 3:56 | title4 = Behold a Pale Horse | length4 = 3:48 | title5 = The Magic of the World | length5 = 3:27 | title6 = Fission/Fusion | length6 = 1:57 | title7 = The Matador | length7 = 7:39 | title8 = I Got My Own Blunt to Smoke | length8 = 2:51 | title9 = Radioactive Dreams | length9 = 2:55 | title10 = Inside | length10 = 1:52 | title11 = A Tear for Lucas | length11 = 2:55 }}
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[[Category:2025 collaborative albums]] [[Category:Chat Pile albums]] [[Category:Hayden Pedigo albums]] [[Category:The Flenser albums]] [[Category:Alternative rock albums by American artists]]