Rat Boy Announces Debut UK Autumn Tour

DEBUT SINGLE ‘SIGN ON’ IMPACTS JUNE 1^ST

RELEASED ON HOMETOWN RECORDS

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ANNOUNCES DEBUT UK AUTUMN TOUR

After building an underground following with his self-released debut EP ‘The Mixtape’ and touring as guest to Circa Waves, Rat Boy – AKA teenage producer / writer / multi-instrumentalist Jordan Cardy – will release his debut single ‘Sign On’ which impacts on June1^st, via Hometown Records. ‘Sign On’ is available to purchase here: http://smarturl.it/SignOn.

‘Sign On’ is a state-of-the-nation anthem for those who have also experienced similar tales of lost jobs, empty bank accounts and being “young, dumb and living off mum.” Sonically, ‘Sign On’ is contrastingly uplifting as it mixes an anarchic sense of melody with ramshackle beats and Rat Boy’s character-fuelled raps.

Rat Boy co-produced ‘Sign On’ alongside Gorillaz producer James Dring. The single’s artwork is by Rat Boy himself, inspired by the likes of skateboarding artist Mark Gonzales and Snoop Dogg associate Darryl “Joe Cool” Daniels.

The single is indicative of Rat Boy’s style, in which his home-grown rhymes paint a lyrical dissertation of suburban Britain. TheChelmsford resident observes the society around him and encapsulates his environment in songs which flow with wit and caustic disparagement. He’s firmly within the storytelling lineage of Britain’s great lyricists who represent some of his greatest influences: IanDury, The Clash, Squeeze, Blur and The Streets.

After leaving art school and being fired from his job in Wetherspoons, Rat Boy found solace in music and taught himself Logic on his mum’s computer. The result was ‘The Mixtape’ which distilled his small-town tales into three minute mash-ups of hip-hop and indie topped with his half-rapped, half-hollered Essex vocal tones. Rat Boy performs almost everything – vocals, bass, keys and production – throughout its five riotous tracks.

Following the tour support with Circa Waves, Rat Boy has announced a string of festival performances and summer dates. He will also be heading out on his first ever debut UK headline tour in September / October 2015 where he will play 15 intimate dates up and down the country.

27^th May                       Dublin Castle (Headline), London

23^rd June                      Sound Control Bar Basement, Manchester

12^th July                       Brownstock Festival, Essex

24^th July                       Boston Music Room, London

29^th & 30^th August         Reading and Leeds Festival

13^th Sept                       Bestival

16^th Sept             Bodega, Nottingham

17^th Sept                       King Tuts, Glasgow

18^th Sept                       Studio 2, Liverpool

19^th Sept                       The Wardrobe, Leeds

22^nd Sept                      The Library, Skelmersdale

23^rd Sept                       The Sugarmill, Stoke

24^th Sept                       The Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham

25^th Sept                       The Cookie Jar, Leicester

27^th Sept                       Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff

28^th Sept                       The Boileroom, Guildford

29^th Sept                       Dingwalls, London

30^th Sept                       The Joiners, Southampton

1^st Oct                          The Exchange, Bristol

2^nd Oct                          Mono, Falmouth

3^rd Oct                          The Mill Arts & Events Centre, Rayleigh

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