The future of punk is retro.
Minneapolis, Minnesota’s Toilet Rats return with Synth Redux Vol. 1, a stripped-down, synth-punk resurrection of fan-favorites, on April 25, 2025, via Steadfast Records and Sweet Cheetah Records. Pre-order Synth Redux Vol. 1 here.
Channeling the raw energy of basement shows and the coldwave pulse of early synth-punk, Tommy Ratz (aka Thomas Rehbein) rewires Rats classics with pulsing drum machines, snarling analog synths, and the kind of nihilistic groove that’d make 1983’s dancefloors combust.
“Imagine your favorite Rats songs filtered through a late-night punk dance party,” says Ratz.
This isn’t a remix—it’s a rebirth. A reimagined onslaught of chaos, where overdriven drum machines meet ghostly synths, and every track feels like a stolen transmission from another era. This is the banger fans of dystopian dance parties and unapologetic noise have been waiting for.
Catch Toilet Rats live:
Saturday, May 31, 2025, at Underground Music Cafe, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Photo courtesy of Joe Vaughan.
