RAT BOY - Mob Mentality

 

1. Who are RAT BOY? 

RAT BOY is Jordan Cardy from Chelmsford, England. He has been making music since 2012 and Mob Mentality (Oct, 2024) is one of a handful of songs to get a release and video from his third album Suburbia Calling (Oct, 2024). RAT BOY's music started out as a blend of hip hop and indie rock but veered toward Rancid style ska and punk rock since signing to Hell Cat for the second album Internationally Unknown (2019). 

2. What kind of tune is Mob Mentality? 

Mob Mentality is Madness style ska in the verses and a Clashesque chorus. The song wears it's Madness influences on it's sleeves. It is what it says on the tin. 

3. Which bands do RAT BOY sound like? 

Jamie T, The Specials, Madness, Rancid.

 4. Which bands have influenced RAT BOY? 

The Clash, The Streets, Beastie Boys, Rancid, Blur, Kasabian. 

5. What have the press said about Mob Mentality?

"Their chaotic youthful sound captures the sound of debauchery" - When The Horn Blows. 

"Scrappy punk meets Brit-pop" - Epitaph. 

"Leans hard into it's British roots, pulling on the sounds of Britpop, 90's indie and 2 Tone ska" - Atwood Magazine. 

"Mob mentality that's reality, murder she wrote,

Call the policeman when you hear the spray cans,

No where left to go"

The Clause - Weekend Millionaire

 

1. Who are The Clause?

The Clause are an indie pop rock band from Birmingham, England. They have been playing together for over five years and Weekend Millionaire (Sept, 2024) is the lead single from their third E.P of the same name Weekend Millionaire (Oct, 2024).

 

2. What kind of song is Weekend Millionaire? 

Weekend Millionaire is a instantly catchy, radio-friendly indie-pop song that steadily builds up to a ever so slightly rowdy crescendo. Weekend Millionaire also capture that wistful, maudlin, slice-of-life tone captured by indie rock bands like The Courteeners, James or even The Smiths that get juxtaposed with bright and bubbly choruses. I love it.

3. Who do The Clause sound like?

James, The Reytons, The Courteeners.  

4. Which bands have influenced The Clause?

The Clause's main influences are The Rolling Stones, The Doors, Kasabian, and ABBA. 

5. What have the press said about The Clause?

"Effortlessly combine huge hooks with gritty choruses" - Norwich Box Office.

"Limitless amounts of swagger and the seal of approval from Jane's Addiciton frontman Perry Ferrell" - Totalntertainment.

"Among the most exciting up-and-coming indie bands in the U.K." - Northern Exposure.

The Best Indie Songs of 2015 - High Tyde

High Tyde’s Talk To Frank (Jan’15) opens with a hint of menace belied by the finger snaps and pop soul sound. It’s the set up for a tight bass and percussion driven indie rock chorus with gravelly vocals that bring some big swinging ones to the task. Talk To Frank has bounce.

 

 

A quintessentially English song with a variety of flavours from contemporary English pop, perhaps a dash of The 1975 in particular, that's all about seizing the moment and anything else. Talk To Frank is one of the best indie songs of 2015 signed, sealed and delivered, chapter and verse.

“Honey won't be long till you singing my song
Right here, right now
Why don't you go out loud?”

 

Talk To Frank is the second single off the short player Fuzz (March’15) from a talented young four piece rolling out of Brighton, England. High Tyde have been making music together since they were thirteen years old and have four short players to their roll of honour.

Shit you need to know:

High Tyde are named after a lyric in Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds song, The Death of You and Me.

The likely lads have mentioned some love for Jimi Hendrix, the Stones, Kasabian, Kendrick Lamar and Disclosure.

High Tyde released a covers E.P. with a taint crushing version of the Police’s Message In A Bottle  and a guitar solo the Police could only have wished for.

They have described their music as a bit of everything while others have thrown around adjectives like “gritty” and “shockingly young.”

High Tyde have been touring the UK with Little Comets and Peace.

High Tyde have said that if the band had a motto it would be “Fuck it, we’ve got beers, it’ll be fine.”

Some other ball busting tracks from them are Mustang Japan and Get Up Tonight.

 

Hollywood auditions goes to a band High Tyde have been playing support for, English indie rock geniuses Little Comets.

Music with a conscience and a heartfelt jibe at modern politics with gentle minders of Billy Bragg here is A Coalition Of One (2014).

“Someone better offer me their salient thoughts
On a welfare state denied
Someone better smother me in disregard
So I’ll make it through the night”