China Rats giveaway free track after triumphing in unexpected 'headline' slot at Benicassim
Last wednesday, Leeds-band China Rats headed over to Benicassim to play the Villacamp stage the night before the festival officially started. Little did they know that the next night, they would be playing in front of thousands and thousands of people when Bat For Lashes was forced to cancel her appearance. A terrifying prospect for most bands in their infancy, but China Rats stepped up and delivered.
One of the festival's bookers happened to be in the crowd when the band played in the campsite, he loved what he saw on stage and witnessed a mosh-pitting crowd going mental to the band's short, sharp punk-tinged pop songs. When Bat For Lashes' bus broke down, forcing her to cancel her headline slot on the 2nd stage on the Thursday night, the booker asked China Rats if they fancied filling in.
For a band that formed less than a year ago, the four-piece have already started making waves. Their debut EP was released in April, followed by a great performance at Live at Leeds and a week on the Radio One Introducing playlist with their frenetic and catchy track N.O.M.O.N.E.Y.
They've been busy in the studio recording their next single which is due to be released in September, but in the meantime, they're giving away 'Fly Solo' which has been a much loved track in their live set for a while now:
One of the festival's bookers happened to be in the crowd when the band played in the campsite, he loved what he saw on stage and witnessed a mosh-pitting crowd going mental to the band's short, sharp punk-tinged pop songs. When Bat For Lashes' bus broke down, forcing her to cancel her headline slot on the 2nd stage on the Thursday night, the booker asked China Rats if they fancied filling in.
For a band that formed less than a year ago, the four-piece have already started making waves. Their debut EP was released in April, followed by a great performance at Live at Leeds and a week on the Radio One Introducing playlist with their frenetic and catchy track N.O.M.O.N.E.Y.
They've been busy in the studio recording their next single which is due to be released in September, but in the meantime, they're giving away 'Fly Solo' which has been a much loved track in their live set for a while now:
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