Cloud Rat

Cloud Rat releasing 'Pollinator,' touring (stream "Wonder")

Michigan grinders Cloud Rat recently shared “Webspinner” and “Seven Heads,” off their upcoming album Pollinator, and we’re now premiering another track, “Wonder.” Like we said recently, grindcore isn’t always the easiest genre to break ground in, but Cloud Rat have a genuinely fresh, unique take on the genre and that’s come across on every song released from Pollinator so far. The album actually even comes with a companion EP that’s “devoted [to Cloud Rat’s] more experimental leanings,” and even on their grindiest songs you can tell that Cloud Rat are experimentalists at heart. Listen for yourself by streaming “Wonder” below. Pollinator and the Do Not Let Me Off The Cliff EP come out September 13 via Artoffact Records (pre-order).

Cloud Rat are also touring, including one of Pig Destroyer’s Baltimore shows, NY’s Basilica Soundscape, and Maryland Deathfest 2020. All dates are listed below.

Pollinator tracklist:
1) Losing Weight
2) Delayed Grief // Farmhouse Red
3) Seven Heads
4) Night Song
5) Wonder
6) The Mad
7) Al Di La
8) Last Leaf
9) Zula
10) Biome
11) Webspinner
12) Luminescent Cellar
13) Marionettes
14) Perla

Do Not Let Me Off the Cliff tracklist:
1) Thrust
2) Keep Flies
3) Share
4) 623
5) The Portal of God Is Nonexistence
6) Pity Sex
7) Dropping from Trees

Cloud Rat — 2019/2020 Tour Dates
Aug 30 – Chicago IL @ Scorched Tundra Fest
Sep 2 – Boston, MA @ Once Somerville w/ Kælan Mikla
Sep 3 – Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie w/ Kælan Mikla
Sep 5 – Richmond, VA @ Wonderland w/ Kælan Mikla
Sep 6 – Atlanta, GA @ 529 Bar w/ Kælan Mikla
Sep 7 – New Orleans, LA @ Santos w/ Kælan Mikla
Sep 8 – Austin, TX @ Empire
Sep 9 – Dallas, TX @ Double Wide
Sep 10 – Little Rock, AR @ Whitewater
Sep 11 – Memphis, TN @ B Side
Sep 12 – Raleigh, NC @ Maywood
Sep 13 – Baltimore, MD @ Metro Gallery w/ Pig Destroyer
Sep 14 – Hudson, NY @ Basilica Soundscape
Sep 15 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr Roboto Project
May 2020 – Baltimore, MD @ Maryland Deathfest