Rat Fancy Explained

Rat Fancy
Origin:	California, United States
Genre:	Power pop, indie rock
Years Active:	2016 - present
Label:	Happy Happy Birthday to Me Records, Solidarity Club Records
Current Members:	Diana Barraza Gregory Johnson
Website:	Official URL

Rat Fancy are an American musical duo who formed in late 2016 following the dissolution of Barraza’s previous band Sweater Girls. The duo released their debut EP Suck a Lemon on Happy Happy Birthday to Me Records in 2017.^[1] The band has played festivals including SXSW,^[2] Athens Popfest, San Francisco Popfest and Oakland Popfest.

Produced by David Newton of the Mighty Lemon Drops,^[3] Rat Fancy’s first album Stay Cool was released in 2019 to positive reviews.^[4] ^[5] The cassette version of the LP was released on Solidarity Club Records.^[6]

In June 2019, they were featured on The A.V. Club’s list of "favorite queer rock of 2019".^[7]

Discography

Albums

Stay Cool (12" LP, MP3) (2019), HHBTM Records, Solidarity Club Records (cassette)

Extended plays

Suck a Lemon (12" LP, MP3) (2017), HHBTM Records

External links

Official website

Notes and References

Web site: [Premiere] Rat Fancy - Suck A Lemon]. 31 May 2017.
Web site: Rat Fancy. 1 March 2018. SXSW. Lankford. Nathan.
Web site: The new Rat Fancy Album is going to make our summer C86-errific!. 24 May 2019.
Web site: Rat Fancy - Stay Cool. Will. Fitzpatrick. 10 June 2019. Clash Magazine.
Web site: Album Premiere: Stay Cool by Rat Fancy. 3 June 2019. The Big Takeover.
Web site: Rat Fancy Announce Debut LP. 5 April 2019. Austin Town Hall.
Web site: From loud to loudest: The A.V. Club's favorite queer rock of 2019 (so far). The A.V. Club. 17 June 2019. 17 June 2019. Colburn. Randall.