Rat Boy Share “Broken” From Upcoming “Crash!” Album

Essex, UK’s Rat Boy are kicking the door back in with, Broken, a snarling, riff-heavy anthem that was co-written with Tim Armstrong (Rancid / Transplants). Loud, hooky, and unapologetic, Broken is a punk rock statement from the band’s upcoming self-produced new album, Crash!, that is due out on June 26th via Hellcat Records. The eighteen track album was recorded in Suzi Quatro‘s garden, and was co-produced by bandmates Jordan Cardy and Noah Booth, alongside Tim Armstrong. Coming in with a DIY mindset, the band set up two sheds in Quatro’s garden and had Booth run back and forth between them to hit record and play the drums, barely making the cut at times.

“The room wasn’t soundproof; it was a single thin wooden room with no deadening, so the drum kit sounded so insane and live. We didn’t need to add any triggers to the drums; it’s all real! We all shared a headphone mix through splitters, and we pretty much couldn’t hear what we were playing. I think it might have only been in one ear, too, so we had to trust ourselves that we were playing tight.” (Jordan Cardy)