Toilet Rats releases synth pop banger, Synth Redux Vol. 1, on April 25!

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. Stream it now at New Noise Magazine 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

Upcoming Dates

Wednesday, April 23

Palm Ghosts

The 5 Spot, Nashville, Tennessee

Friday, May 16

MK Naomi

Deep Cuts, Medford, Massachusets

w/ Dikembe, Teenage Halloween, Glazed

Wednesday, April 30

Palm Ghosts

The 5 Spot, Nashville, Tennessee

Wednesday April 30

Upset Boy and the Queens

The 5 Spot, Nashville, Tennessee

Sweet Sounds