Rat Columns Announce New LP 'Pacific Kiss', Stream "I Can't Live On Love"

Australia-born/San Francisco-based musician David West (Total Control/Lace Curtain) guitar pop/dream pop project Rat Columns have announced the release of their fourth studio album 'Pacific Kiss'.

The -track record was engineered by Griffin Harrison and DW in New York City and Perth, and mixed by Mikey Young in Victoria. It will be out on February 12th via Tough Love. Pre-order your copy here

Pacific Kiss sees Rat Columns plunging headfirst into an azure sea of power pop, rock’n’roll and indie. The tones are bright and optimistic, though fans of confusion and gloom will still find solace in the album’s darker moments, of which there are a few. Is a record for those astral voyages into the spheres conducted from bedrooms, kitchens, grassy fields and open car windows.

Check out the album's tracklist and watch the video for their new single "I Can't Live On Love".

Pacific Kiss Tracklist:

01. Hey! I Wanna Give You The World

02. It's Your Time (to Suffer)

03. I Can't Live On Love 02:58

04. No Stranger To Life 02:54

05. Candlelight

06. She's Coming Home

07. Feeding The Fire

08. Soul Kiss I

09. Athens

10. Soul Kiss II

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New Entry: Rat Columns Unveil New Single "Sometimes We're Friends"

Australia-born/San Francisco-based musician David West (Total Control/Lace Curtain) guitar pop/dream pop project Rat Columns have unveiled their new single "Sometimes We're Friends".

The  song is taken from their upcoming 7" vinyl EP via Slumberland Records. This recording sees Rat Columns dancing around classicist, German-influenced propulsive guitar pop on 'Sometimes We're Friends', an indie pop gossamer ballad involving an 'Astral Lover', and an unusual diversion into downer, vaguely Young-esque dirge rock on the cheery 'Waiting To Die'. This is the first Rat Columns release on the long-running, Bay Area-based Slumberland imprint.

Grab it here and stream it below.

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New Entry: David West Airs New Single "Happiest Man In The Room"

USA/Australia-based musical artist David West has aired his groovy new single "Happiest Man In The Room".

West currently plays in the guitar pop band Rat Columns, synth-pop project Liberation and post-punk trio Rank/Xerox, and has been in varied acts such as Lace Curtain, Burning Sensation, Total Control and Whalehammer.

The song is taken from his upcoming new album 'Peace or Love', set to arrive on 5th August via Tough Love Records. Pre-order your copy here.

Stream it below.

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Watch: Lace Curtain Release New Video For "I Can't Wait"

Australian based indie pop trio Lace Curtain (made up of members from Total Control and Eddy Current Suppression Ring) have released the video for their latest single "I Can't Wait".

The song is part of our current playlist and is taken from 'The Third EP', released last month (March 14) in February through Mexican Summer. Grap your copy here.

The video was directed and edited by David West. Watch it below.

Watch: Lace Curtain Unveil New Video For "Falling"

Australian trio Lace Curtain have unveiled the video for "Falling", taken from their Falling/Running 12" out now via Mexican Summer. The song is part of our current playlist www.koolrockradio.com.

Each side from the 12" shows the band approaching electronic music with a diverse interpretation that encompasses elements of disco, krautrock and synth pop.

The video was directed by . Watch it below.

So far, Lace Curtain have no Facebook, no SoundCloud, no Twitter and no website,  but you can purchase their Falling/Running 12" on Mexican Summer.