Toilet Rats – IV LP

Meet the mysterious Toilet Rats. If you’re not already familiar with the underground sensation, Toilet Rats is the brainchild of the elusive Tommy Ratz, a.k.a. Thomas Rehbein. You can find Tommy operating from a hidden studio beneath the streets of Minneapolis, surrounded by synthesizers, guitars, and empty coffee cups. He creates a sound that’s a gritty fusion of synth-pop, post-punk, and punk-adjacent subgenres (you get it).

With no TV or internet down in the sewers, Tommy’s worldview is informed by discarded VHS tapes, cassettes, and old brochures, painting a reality that’s a few blissful decades behind the times. Imagine flipping through late night TV channels circa 1983, and you’ll get a sense of Toilet Rats’ world.
(Steadfast/ 2024)

Tracklist:
A1 Haunted Haus
A2 Carol Kane
A3 Clap Back
A4 Drug Bird
A5 Black Box Recorder
B1 Mall Goth
B2 Nessie
B3 Larva
B4 Sensory Overload
B5 Oskar & Eli
B6 Walk The Earth
B7 Brains