Rat Boy have announced their forthcoming album Suburbia Calling, will be released on October 4th via Hellcat. Ahead of the LP’s arrival, the band have shared new single “Badman”.

Suburbia Calling explores stories from their roots in Essex. It’s the land of wheeler-dealers and dodgy geezers, and home to nosey neighbors, rowdy clubs and Joey Essex. For readers outside of the UK, it’s the land of Blur, Depeche Mode and The Prodigy: a place not so far outside of east London, but in other ways it’s a world away. And it’s not only an immense font of inspiration for RAT BOY, but the place where everything happens for them. Just outside of Chelmsford sits a converted barn where the band can jump in and be creative whenever the mood takes them – a HQ that is a recording studio, a rehearsal space, an art studio, a storage space and a hangout spot all-in-one.

Frontman Jordan Cardy says, “I wanted to sing about Essex. Essex is where we live and when you’ve grown up somewhere you notice things about it. There’s so much to draw on. Essex is really close to London but it’s different in a lot of ways. We’ve got a lot of freedom here, we built a place where we can record and rehearse and hang out, somewhere you wouldn’t be able to have in London.”

The band includes Liam Haygarth (bass), Harry Todd (guitar) and Noah Booth (drums) – approached the making of the album in unorthodox fashion. They recorded a home demo and a live performance of each song, which were then sent to producer Stephen Street (The Smiths, Blur) to edit them together.

Rat Boy
Suburbia Calling
Hellcat Records

MOB
RUDY’S WORLD
ONE IN A MILLION
BEST IS YET TO COME
EVERY LITTLE HELPS
SUBURBIA CALLING
BADMAN
SHE’S THE ONE
ESSEX LAND
HANDBAGS AT DAWN
DAY TRIP TO LONDON
BOY WONDER
TAKE MY PLACE

Pre-order Suburbia Calling by Ray Boy HERE