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Combining elements of 77'punk, post-punk and garage rock, Swedish indie- force Rotten Mind are back with their fourth full length album. With Rat City Dog Boy, Rotten Mind returns to their musical roots while embracing new influences to create an album that sounds both fresh and vintage, making the band appealing to old-school punkers as well as newfound lovers of the scene. Since the release of their critically acclaimed debut "I'm Alone Even With You", Rotten Mind has played shows in Australia, Germany, France, Sweden, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, UK, USA, Spain and Czech Republic, and has been recognized in music magazines such as NME, Vice, Gaffa, and Hymn. Consisting of Jakob Arvidsson (guitar/ vocals), Rune Strömbom (bass), Johan Sverredal (guitar) and Victor Nordin (drums), Rotten mind was formed in Uppsala, Sweden in 2015. As one of the four original bands affiliated with Lövely Records, Rotten Mind has released three studio albums; "I'm Alone Even With You" (2015), "Rotten Mind" (2017) and "Fading into Oblivion" (2018). While their latest release flirts heavily with influences from post rock and goth, Rat City Dog Boy takes Rotten mind back to its musical roots, making more space for screaming guitars and fast 4/4 drum beats while maintaining their recognizable melancholic sound - it can in many ways be described as a well balanced mix between their frantic debut and their latest release. Rat City Dog Boy consists of 11 captivating post-punk tracks pierced by Rotten Minds unique songwriting style and sense for melodies, existing somewhere in the dark wastelands between 80's UK acts like The Vibrators and US bands such as Christian Death and T.S.O.L. Their fresh and modern contribution to the genre makes Rotten Mind comparable with contemporary acts such as Crusades, Iceage, Radioactivity, Metz and High Tension Wires.

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Sales Points

• FFO: The Vibrators, Buzzcocks, Christian Death, T.S.O.L, Crusades, Iceage, Radioactivity, Metz, High Tension Wires
• Recognized in music magazines such as NME and Vice
• Fourth album
• Constantly on tour, has played shows in mainland Europe, UK, USA, Australia
• Sold over 5000 physical copies

Press Quotes

The one thing that this album does have spades of is new and fresh sounds, but held together by musical history that should not be forgotten, a wonderful mix of dark street sounds filled with magical moments of melodic brilliance

     —ThePunkSite , https://thepunksite.com/reviews/album-review-rotte

Rat City Dog Boy is an excellent album that blends a variety of musical elements together while making sure that none of the music ends up being stale (...) 9/10

     —DistortedSoundMag , https://distortedsoundmag.com/album-review-rat-cit