UK punks RAT BOY are back with a loud, scrappy new single called “BROKEN.” The track leans heavy on jagged riffs and that ‘90s punk attitude, with a little help from Tim Armstrong, who co-wrote the song. It’s the first taste of their upcoming album CRASH!, dropping June 26 via Hellcat Records.

If you’ve followed RAT BOY at all, you know they bounce between punk, ska, and hip-hop but this one feels more straight-up punky.

The 18-track album was recorded in singer-songwriter Suzi Quatro’s garden, and co-produced by bandmates Cardy and Booth, alongside Armstrong. Coming in with a DIY mindset, the band set up two sheds in Quatro’s garden and had Booth run back and forth between them to hit record and play the drums, barely making the cut at times.

“The room wasn’t soundproof; it was a single thin wooden room with no deadening, so the drum kit sounded so insane and live,” explains Cardy. “We didn’t need to add any triggers to the drums; it’s all real! We all shared a headphone mix through splitters, and we pretty much couldn’t hear what we were playing. I think it might have only been in one ear, too, so we had to trust ourselves that we were playing tight.”

CRASH! Tracklist

BROKEN
HIGH LIFE
AWAY DAYS
BASEBALL BAT
GUN TO MY HEAD
SICK OF IT
CITY BOYS
PUBLIC WARNING
THE RIVER
SKELETONS
NIGHT BUS
BLIND
MAKE ME STAY
S.O.S
DEAD END
ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT
REASON
NO STARS

Of course every title is in caps because..I have no idea.

The album drops June 26. Go break something to “BROKEN” in the meantime.

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