Name: Rats on Rafts + DSM IV
Start: 2025-02-20T19:30:00+00:00
Location: The Tin Music and Arts

Being called the harbingers of the quote-unquote Dutch Invasion – an increasing number of refractory
bands from The Netherlands making noise overseas.
The Rats’ proclivity for things eroded by the decay of time has remained a constant in their rigorous hands-
on ethos. The Moon Is Big (2011) Tape Hiss (2015) and Excerpts Of Chapter 3: The Mind Runs A Net Of
Rabbit Paths (2021) are truly gripping timestamps of a band refusing to give in to the supposed ‘progress of
the world’ – first as hungry punk rock upstarts, then as fiery analogue recording dogmatists, and psych-rock
protagonists. Instead of moving along with these volatile currents, Rats on Rafts stubbornly stand their ground in the subterranean hollows where their creativity always seems to thrive.
New single ‘Hibernation’ is out 24th September on Fire Records.
Rats on Rafts // The Tin Music and Arts