We love BATS. Ever since seeing them support Chrome Hoof in Dublin last year, we’ve been borderline obsessed with them – their EP Cruel Sea Scientist completely slays and their live shows were getting better and better. But then, towards the end of last year, the prog-post-punk-metal quintet from Dublin jetted off to the States to record their debut album with Kurt Ballou from Converge, and not a peep have we heard since.
UNTIL NOW! Alright, alright, there’s not a lot here to get your knickers in a twist about just yet, but the news is good. First off, the album is called Red In Tooth And Claw (typically awesome) and it’s apparently coming out on Richter Collective on August 31, with a launch gig on the 29th at Andrew’s Lane Theatre in Dublin with Adebisi Shank (who will give them a run for their money) and Jogging. And if you click on the wee video below, you will get a very, very (actually ludicrously) brief and pretty hilarious taster of what you can expect. Is it okay to laugh at crying children?
BATS ‘Red In Tooth & Claw’ Promo from Rupert Morris on Vimeo.
The latest line-up for our ongoing series of collaborative gigs with the good folks at State.ie has been confirmed, with Belfast’s Panama Kings the headliners at the Purty Loft in Dun Laoghaire on Friday August 14. Support comes from Pocket Promise and Audio. The Kings are not long back on these shores after touring with Ash, and they are currently planning the release of a fourth single for later in the year.
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Watch Sonic Youth rip through new song ‘No Way’ on American talk show Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Extreme coolness guaranteed.