Rat Fancy

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.

Rat Fancy
Origin	California, United States
Genres	Power pop, indie rock
Years active	2016–present
Labels	Happy Happy Birthday to Me Records, Solidarity Club Records
Members	Diana Barraza Gregory Johnson
Website	Official URL

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

References

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

External links

• Official website