Name: Babydoll
Brand: Rat Columns

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

TLV165LPX

Colour

Black

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

With Bonus 7"

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2023-10-27

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

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Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

5055869550352

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Black LP

TLV165LP

White

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Extended format: No

5055869550345

White LP

Artist

Rat Columns

Genre GB

Indie Pop / Shoegaze

Label GB

Tough Love

Tough Love is a record label based in London, UK. Established in 2005, the label has become a prominent force in the music industry, representing a diverse range of talented artists and releasing groundbreaking music across various genres.
With an unwavering commitment to quality and innovation, Tough Love has earned a reputation for discovering and nurturing emerging talent. The label's extensive catalog showcases an eclectic mix of electronic, house, techno, and alternative sounds that captivate listeners worldwide.
Driven by a passion for music and an entrepreneurial spirit, Tough Love continues to push boundaries and challenge conventions. With their finger on the pulse of contemporary trends and an ear for timeless melodies, they are at the forefront of shaping the future of music.

Rat Columns is an acclaimed artist in the indie music scene, known for their unique blend of jangly pop and post-punk influences. With a discography spanning several albums and EPs, *Rat Columns* has captivated audiences with their infectious melodies and introspective lyrics.

Drawing inspiration from a diverse range of artists such as Massage, The Telephone Numbers, and Spice World, *Rat Columns* has carved out their own distinct sound that resonates with fans around the world. Their music effortlessly combines catchy hooks with thoughtful songwriting, creating an immersive listening experience.

Having shared the stage with notable acts like Tough Age and The Stroppies, *Rat Columns* has proven themselves to be a dynamic live performer. Their energetic performances leave audiences wanting more, showcasing their talent and passion for music.

Newest Listed Items

Babydoll is the fifth Rat Columns album and, following 2021’s Pacific Kiss, the second to be released on Tough Love. The recordings took place in Perth, Western Australia, partially by engineer Jason Hayles in a 1960's office building that formerly housed the secretarial pool of a successful mattress company, and partially by DW in an industrial unit, and feature the ensemble cast of Taylah McLean, Chris Grunwaldt, Scott Payne, Richard Ingham, Cohen Bourgault and, of course, DW himself. It was then mixed and mastered in Melbourne by Mikey Young and Joseph Carra, respectively. Babydoll seems to mark a return to a murkier, dirgier Rat Columns format. Distortion is fetishized again and many small amplifiers were tortured in the album's production. Tempos have drifted down and the lyrical concerns move ever inward, in an inverse bloom. The mood is dour, introspective, circular, the songs long, and short attention spans are neglected. 'Cerulean Blue' churns through a crystalline memoryscape, homaging low-brow grunge auto-fiction and a partial history of mid-period rave. 'Life In The Jungle' is a fever dream of imperialist wartime fantasy projection. 'Heavenly Assault' attempts a crushing density amid visions of transcendent devotion. 'Virtual Sweden' takes us ever northwards into the frosted tip of Scandinavian détente. 'Babydoll', like 'Cerulean Blue', homages a primarily imagined low-cosmopolitan world of alt-lit digi-poets, bedroom fantasists, underwater prisons for gorgeous, gorgeous girls. 'Bees Make Honey' lets more sophisticated music machines into the conversation and marks the first use of vocal tuning software on a Rat Columns album, albeit in an avant-amateurist fashion. 'Jane, I Live For You' enters the space-ballad race, dreaming of synthetic folk-rockers, leaning on sampler keybeds in the half-light. 'December' is yet another tribute to fallen Stars, mansions on the hill, winter skin in cashmere sweaters, truth in education, love, faith, (im)purity. In all these respects, it is a classic Rat Columns record. Because all Rat Columns records are classic records.

Babydoll

Music GB

Discover Babydoll by Rat Columns - the fifth album from the trusted vinyl brand Rough Trade. This classic record, released on Tough Love, features a return to a murkier, dirgier format with distorted sounds and introspective lyrics.