Rat Cage Announce New Album Not Asking For Much: Hear “Steady On Now”
Sheffield's Rat Cage picked the perfect band name, and they went on to make the exact kind of music that the name implies: Fast, raw, frantic, visceral, dirty hardcore punk. You can spot all kinds of early-'80s influences in Rat Cage's guttural attack, but it never feels like pastiche because it's too urgent. The post Rat Cage Announce New Album <em>Not Asking For Much</em>: Hear “Steady On Now” appeared first on Stereogum .
Sheffield's Rat Cage picked the perfect band name, and they went on to make the exact kind of music that the name implies: Fast, raw, frantic, visceral, dirty hardcore punk. You can spot all kinds of early-'80s influences in Rat Cage's guttural attack, but it never feels like pastiche because it's too urgent.
After their 2023 album Savage Visions and their 2024 split with Gefyr , Rat Cage are coming back next month with a new full-length called Not Asking For Much . Opening track "Steady On Now" kicks off with an anthemic intro and then turns into a true berserker sprint. Check it out below.
TRACKLIST: 01 "Steady On Now" 02 "Marble Bench" 03 "Cracks They Show" 04 "Cut The Rope" 05 "Grass Is Greener" 06 "Scared Stiff" 07 "Dragged Through The Dirt" 08 "Spiders In A Jar" 09 "Round Here 10 "Not Asking For Much"
Not Asking For Much is out 8/28 on La Vida Es Un Mus Discos.
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