Ratboy's debut arrives, kicking and screaming
"Scum"
Release date: 18 August 2017
7/10

27 August 2017, 09:30
| Written by Steven Loftin
Welcome to the world of Rat Boy where everything sounds like a Grand Theft Auto radio station, and the truth hurts.
Positioning himself as a new voice for the disenfranchised youth of 2017, you can easily envision the hordes loudly blasting the sounds of Rat Boy and co while terrorising their neighbourhoods.
Flitting between the Beastie Boys, Oasis and every indie dreamboat from 2007, the sound Rat Boy comes at you with is comfortably familiar while infusing his own spit-filled attitude.
If you aren’t into skits and novelty voice acting then you might struggle with the twenty five-high track listing. If you are though, you’re in for a treat.
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