The Cork four-piece’s debut EP Pretty Ugly is out Friday February 5th 2027, with a headline Irish tour to follow later that month.
Babyrat have announced their debut EP Pretty Ugly and shared its second single, ‘Say! (What You Wanna Say)’, following their debut single ‘Roses’ in September.
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‘Say!’ is a breezy pop-rock tune with driving guitars, and a commanding lead vocal. The band cite The Strokes, Paramore, Blossoms and The Killers as reference points. It’s about escaping a manipulative relationship and getting to a place where that person’s cruelty no longer has any power.
“‘Say!’ is about escaping a manipulative grasp and realising you don’t actually need to feel the way that person makes you feel. It’s about regaining strength and power, and the triumph of getting to a place where you’re no longer affected by their cruel nature. This song isn’t about suffering, it’s about overcoming.”
The single was written by Jamie Kierans, Zoe Jordan, Matthew Lucas and Stevie Healy and produced by Kierans with Alessandro Di Camillo. The video was directed by Kierans, shot by Grace Dempsey and Kate Globa, and edited by Dempsey.
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Pretty Ugly is a five-track EP recorded at Camden Studios in Dublin, about early adulthood, friendships, relationships and self-discovery.
The tracklist:
- ‘Roses’
- ‘Say! (What You Wanna Say)’
- ‘Talk Talk’
- ‘Bite The Bullet’
- ‘First To Know’
Babyrat live:
- Friday November 13th – Shine x BBC Introducing presents Don’t Sleep, Belfast
- Friday November 27th to Sunday November 29th – Other Voices Music Trail, Dingle
- Wednesday December 30th – New Year’s Festival, Dublin
- Friday January 15th 2027 – Eurosonic, Groningen
- Tuesday February 23rd – Dolan’s Kasbah, Limerick
- Wednesday February 24th – Róisín Dubh, Galway
- Thursday February 25th – The Grand Social, Dublin
- Friday February 26th – Savoy, Cork
- Thursday March 4th – Dublin Castle, London
Tickets and details are on babyratband.com.
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