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THEY'RE the Coolum shed band who have officially gone viral.
The Chats and their track Smoko is gaining traction around the country, with some calling it the song of the year or the best thing since sliced bread.
It is perhaps the most Australian song since Men at Work's Down Under or Cold Chisel's Khe Sahn.
Smoko has racked up 282,204 views on KZbin and the boys are gaining a cult-like following.
Featuring Eamon Sandwith on bass and vocals, Josh Price on guitar and vocals and Matt Boggis on drums, the three-piece are Aussie to the core.
Smoko - a song about exactly that - is shot on a work site and the struggles that Australian tradies go through.
The fellas have only been together 18 months but are fast becoming the next big thing on the Coast.
Lead vocalist Eamon Sandwith said a random jamming session in high school changed their lives.
"We had all been mates for ages but we were just in music class and we just clicked straight away and knew it would work," he said.
"We just write songs that everyday people can relate to. Plus ones that are specific to the Sunny Coast.
"Smoko started when I heard someone - I can't remember who - say it. And I went home that day and wrote the whole song. We then brought it to life, it was pretty easy.
"Those old Aussie pub rock bands, Australian Crawl, Cold Chisel and Hunters and Collectors. They're all big influences. But we also really like the new wave of Australian music coming through."
Having a song go viral has the boys "jumping out of their skins".
They're planning a tour all the way to Melbourne to see where it takes them.
"We want to get as big as possible, it is all we have ever wanted to do," he said.
"I picked up a guitar at age 10 and I was hooked. The others are the same.
"We all practise out at a mate's shed in Verrierdale - that's why we call ourselves a shed rock band.
"It is funny, our teachers at school hated us and our sound. Now they've come on board though."