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“Bad Rat? and the growing tension, surreal or not of "Catastrophic Hope"
“With its raised hand moodiness, brooding tension, and interpretive lyrics, "Catastrophic Hope" by Bad Rat? is an exquisitely captivating piece of sonic art”
“Book of Moths” by Bad Rat? – A Song Feature
“The percussion carries an appealing, forceful rhythm, the ringing guitar gives way to a feature of a lower range, and the vocals begin a quiet chant, as if reciting a mantra.”
While the House Settles, The Rat? Will Play
“Bad Rat? is determined to let the world hear their story. Are you ready to hear it? I'm going to answer that for you; Yes. Yes you are.”
Ahead of their 7th full length album, Bad Rat? share killer new single, "Mechanical Children"
“After two full length album releases in 2020 already, Bad Rat? are back again with a killer new single, titled “Mechanical Children”. Read along with us as we break down our thoughts on the track, in addition to background on the band themselves.”
County Tracks’ Best New Songs of February 2020
“‘Transitional Forest’ is billed as the lead single of Bad Rat’s upcoming album This Time Around The Sun, but it’s almost two singles in one. The first half is a bit of a feint, a meditative meander that doesn’t predict the drop to come. With little warning, Marc Kamil’s mellow ballad becomes thudding post-punk, little more than a shared guitar line connecting the two halves.”
Uncertain but Thriving: The Origins of Bad Rat?
“One cold November evening, the rats escaped. My future bandmate and current roommate Claire and I scrambled to get the rats back into their cage, still half asleep. Now that they knew how to get out, though, it was only a matter of time before it happened again. And happen again it did. After a few nights of rude awakenings, I realized that to stop the rats, I would need to become something else. A worthy adversary. And thus Bad Rat was born.”
County Tracks’ Best New Songs of September 2018
“What, you thought “Horrible Death” would be a cheery song? It’s as dark as you’d expect, and more mysterious, the minimalist lyrics never totally revealing their hand beyond some Stephen King-esq hints about frogs who tear bodies apart. Barely-sung lyrics built tension with slow-build rhythms, a touch of Joy Division mixed with the slowest track on a Nine Inch Nail album.”