It's very rare to find a band that only delivers hit songs, but that's the case with Rats Rest: a melodic 4-peace punk rock band from Kansas City with very catchy riffs and passionate raspy vocals.
Rats Rest formed in 2012, inspired by bands such as The Wipers, Dead Moon and Leatherface. This is their third 7", and they continue to prove that they are one of today's best and most relevant punk acts. On the Eastside has a slightly more OI! sensibility to it compared to their previous releases. Everything is very well played, yet with a dark and gritty garage sound which makes this record sound very punk and authentic. The EP consists of three Rats Rest originals and a re-worked version of a UKE OF PHILLIPS song (Ballad of the Irish Channel) which originally is a "spacey" song with lots of ukulele. These songs will be stuck in your head for the rest of the day.
Thesinger and guitarist Cinque Adams is the lyricist and principal songwriter. Cinque has previously been the frontman of Hello Shitty People and played guitar for Allergic to Bullshit and Street Legal. The Drummer of Rats Rest, Mike Wilson, is also drumming in Constant Insult and Hard Feelings.
On the Eastside is released on black vinyl in Europe by Peter Out Records and it's limited to 500 copies. A US release will follow in July on Dead Broke Rekerrds just in time for Rats Rest's upcoming westcoast tour.
Peter Out Records will return to the darker sounds on our upcoming releases. This is not a change of direction for the label. They simply had to release this band because punk is the roots of it all.
In case you haven’t noticed yet, Fates by The Arch is like one of our favourite albums this year. Dark danceable new wave with a contemporary twist. The band informs us that a dance version (or something like that) of the title track is out on Bandcamp. All you have to do is click the link and swing your hips.
Exactly 10 years ago in Estonia, a totally unknown duo was proud to release their first (and actually last!) demo which constitutes nothing but the foundations of today’s well-established alt-pop act SUICIDAL ROMANCE, known for their unique blend of dual male/female vocals, catchy melodic tunes and noir elektro synth arrangements with an edge.
To celebrate this 10th anniversary and to thank their supportive fanbase, Dmitry Darling (also known as frontman of FREAKANGEL fame) and Viktoria Seimar decided to release this special 10-track collection of previously unreleased material, including exclusive remixes by CUTOFF:SKY, DERMA-TEK, A7IE, MISERY as well as 2006 early versions of the now “classic” songs of the band in the likes of “Not Alone”, “Poisoned Kiss” or yet “Prince Of The Darkness” which gave the opportunity for the duo to sign a deal with their first record label and initiate the first steps in their ascension to the top of the darkwave / electro pop scene… While the opening and title-song of the EP “Your Name” is an exclusive sound blast from the past plunging us back to SUICIDAL ROMANCE’s very early roots…
Wool-E Shop has a lot of good news to offer. For a few years Wool-E Shops releases various cassettes. From July on, a sister label is born: Wool-E Discs. The first release will be a partnership with Consouling Sounds: a split CD that features Empusae and Klankdal and will be presented during the Gentse Feesten.
On 20th June there is a new tape as well: Nothing But Noise. Music For Muted TV 1 was the last release of Nothing But Noise, and also the last one on its label Future Noise. Three years later Muted Music For TV 2 is a fact.
Unidentified Man of Wool-E Tapes fame will release on DAFT records the CD Identify Yourself that also will be released on 20th June. For those who don’t know: this is the project in which Jurgen De Winter mixes nice synthpop with analog synths.
Heel wat nieuws uit de Wool-E Shop stal. Sinds een paar jaar al brengt Wool-E uitmuntende uitgaven op cassette uit. Wel, vanaf juli zullen er ook uitgaven op cd bijkomen van het zusterlabel Wool-E Discs. De eerste uitgave staat al vast. Dat wordt een samenwerking met Consouling Sounds ter ere van de samenwerking die Consouling Sounds en Wool-E elk jaar opzetten Tijdens de Gentse Feesten. En de artiesten zijn niet min, want op de split vindt u werk van Empusae en Klankdal. Het kan niet snel genoeg Gentse feesten zijn!
Op 20 Juni verschijnt er een nieuwe Nothing But Noise op Wool-E Tapes. Music For Muted TV 1 was de laatste release van Nothing But Noise, het was ook de laatste hartslag van hun label Future Noise. Nu 3 jaar later is er eindelijk Music For Muted TV 2 waar Nothing But Noise de strijd aan gaat met het tevens van onder het stof gehaalde Prothese.
Unidentified Man heeft dan weer de overstap gemaakt van Wool-E Tapes naar DAFT records, waar de cd 'Identify Yourself' eveneens op 20 juni verschijnt. In dit project maakt Jurgen De Winter lekkere synthpop met analoge synths.
Date At Midnight's newest album Songs To Fall And Forget is now out on Manic Depression.
Dark rockers Date at Midnight from Roma take cues from the 80's and 90's post-punk/goth scenes in a very own, funeral and powerful way in their second album now available in Digital and Digipack CD version!!
12 brand news tracks of melancholic impact blasting out at the precipice!
