An Australian band from the 1980s that mixed punk energy with melodic hooks.
For their moodier side, 'Away From This World' holds up. If you want the faster stuff, 'Time Bomb Of Hate' or 'Go Go' work.
Ratcat's 'Away From This World' from the 1986 album 'Blind Love' is a slow, disconnected-feeling track that still gets attention. It shows how they could shift from faster songs like 'Go Go' into something more atmospheric. That balance between punk edge and catchy tunes gives their catalog a specific, lived-in feel.
They started in Perth around 1981 with Simon Day, Dave Faulkner, and Geoff Parkinson. After putting out albums like 'Ratcat' in 1984 and 'Blind Love' in 1986, they took time off in the 1990s before returning in the early 2000s with 'Shadows of Our Former Glories'.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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