THE BEAT RATS - A Cellar Full Of Rats

A REALLY Nice find by Kool Kat here! Reminds me The Plimsouls obsessed with`64-era Merseybeat with a bit of the punky spirit of late 70s new wave bands like Nervous Eaters. "Meet The Beat Rats, a four piece band from New York City, who recreate the sound, style and attitude of an early sixties British combo with utter perfection. The best rock and roll has always been built upon a skeletal foundation of a few basic chords, trashy drumming and impassioned vocals, and "A Cellar Full Of Rats!" trembles and shakes on such ground. Energy and enthusiasm are doled out in spades, making for a collection of highly infectious songs. A happening hybrid of peppy Mersey pop inspired melodies, surf slanted guitar licks and rugged garage rock overtones inhabits each and every corner of the album. Having studied and adopted the finest points of the masters, The Beat Rats are today`sversion of The Big Three, The Pretty Things and John, Paul, George and Ringo wrapped in one explosive package. "- Beverly Patterson, Prex.com.

"They are reaching back to the halcyon days of The Beatles, Mod Pop and Garage Rock. If these guys were bigger Anglophiles they`d be living in a flat in Shoreditch. "The Beat Rats Theme" is a statement of intent, all surf guitar, hip shaking rhythm and petulant, catchy vocals, and it doesn`t outstay it`s welcome. Each track on the album is a short, sharp blast of classy retro rock. Not that they repeat themselves. `I Can`t Wait` has a slower, more bar room blues feel that could either be about a woman or a drug dealer. "Rat Fink` hints at the Banana Splits as much as any real band. While also bringing to mind Link Wray and the soundtrack to `Pulp Fiction`. the production on the album is pretty basic, but it fits the overall mood of the record, making it sound as if the band recorded on an 8-track with analog equipment, in a Greenwich Village loft. " Bubblegum Slut fanzine.

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