Seattle band mega cat, with assistance from Share It Music, are putting out their self-titled debut album on February 16. They have already released two tracks off of this album; the first being “Rat Fight” released back in November of 2023, and the second being “Celebrate With Port!” released January 4. Along with this, mega cat are also releasing a live performance video of “Good Newts” from the upcoming album. It was recorded at The Sunset Tavern during fall 2023. They are also going to be performing a record release show March 2 at The Sunset Tavern.
Watch the live performance of “Good Newts” below.
Get tickets to the record release show here.
Stream “Celebrate With Port! here.
Stream “Rat Fight” here.
Pre-order mega cat here.
Some of the inspiration for “Celebrate with Port!” came from the time that The Comet Tavern in Seattle had rock shows and how people would take shots of port like it was whiskey. The other part of inspiration came from an early mega cat tradition involving “a port night every fortnight” with dear friends as a way to break up the monotony of the lockdown.
They are a three-piece band featuring Aaron Benson (drums, percussion, guitar), Kim West (piano and synths), and Ryan Devlin (bass and guitar). During live performances, mega cat bring on two honorary members: Dave Dederer on guitar and Jacob Whinihan on percussion. Despite not using traditional methods of communication, they to use traditional language to communicate, they transmit instrumental narratives with familiar feels to fans of 20th century science fiction, afro-beat, hip-hop and psychedelic music.
mega cat Track List
1. Rat Fight
2. Worm Rider
3. Celebrate With Port!
4. Ballad of Sarah Connor pt. 1
5. Ballad of Sarah Conner pt. 2
6. Don’t You Ever Get the Creeps
7. Good Newts
8. KRA1 (origin story)
9. Cool Adult
Photo courtesy of Mega Cat
