Ratcat

Ratcat
Ratcat, 1991
Background information
OriginSydney, New South Wales, Australia
GenresIndie rock
Years active1985 (1985)–1998 (1998), 2006 (2006)–present
Labels
Members
Past members
  • Victor Levi
  • Trevor Wintle
  • Andrew Polin
  • John McAteer
  • Cathy Webb
  • Amr Zaid
  • Marc Scully

Ratcat are an Australian indie rock band from Sydney who formed in 1985. The band is fronted by mainstay vocalist and guitarist, Simon Day. Their combination of indie pop song writing and energetic punk-style guitar rock won them fans from both the indie and skate-punk communities. They found mainstream success with their extended play, Tingles (October 1990), album Blind Love (June 1991) and the single, "Don't Go Now" (April), which all reached No. 1 on the ARIA Charts during 1991. The band released two subsequent albums that did not match their earlier chart success. Ratcat ceased performing live regularly in the late 1990s; however, they continue to perform sporadically. During their career, much of Ratcat's albums and singles artwork was created by Simon Day.[1]

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