Dune Rats announce new album, If It Sucks, Turn It Up

Dune Rats have announced their new album – the follow-up to 2022’s 4/5-rated Real Rare Whale.

The Aussie surf punk crew are set to release album number five – the excellently titled If It Sucks, Turn It Up – on August 9 via Ratbag Records / BMG.

“We wanted to make an album that throws you around a bit, like you are being washed around in the surf,” explains singer and guitarist Danny Beus. “We’re five albums in now so we knew it should be a record that shows all the different sides to the band.”

Dune Rats recently previewed what’s to come with latest single Cheapskate, which Danny says “came out of us spending a lot of time touring in the U.S. There’s this weird world where the rich kids from Hollywood are hanging out with the skate punks and all the kind of people we know because they have such a better time there. As you are growing up you might think having money and sick cars would be the cool thing, but really the coolest thing is hanging out with your mates at the skate park. You can’t buy that.”

Check it out below:

Catch Dune Rats live at the following summer dates:

July

10 Blackpool Bootleg Social
11 Coventry HMW Empire (w/ Don Broco)
12 Sheffield Leadmill (w/ Don Broco)
13 Cheltenham 2000trees

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