Five years deep, and Toilet Rats have never sounded bigger. Black Cats, the groups third LP on Steadfast Records and Sweet Cheetah Records spans 14 tracks of fuzz, synths, drum machines, moody '80s college rock, punk scorchers, and new wave dance floor slammers. Black Cats sees release on June 26. Preorder it on vinyl, CD, and cassette here.

Recorded during a period of real disruption, Black Cats balances levity with vulnerability — moving between songs about ghouls and monsters, calamity and disaster, and heart-on-sleeve bops that land harder than expected. Standout "Shimmy," mixed by Sean O'Keefe (Beach Bunny, Motion City Soundtrack, Fall Out Boy), is about surviving a major illness and dancing with friends afterward. "HEART EMOJI MPLS" is a love letter to Minneapolis for showing up for each other during a scary stretch of early 2026. The record features contributions from Adam Goren of Atom and His Package, Andrew Cahak of Unstable Shapes, saxophonist Daryk Narum, and a chorus of Minneapolis collaborators.

Outside of Toilet Rats, Rehbein has played in Minneapolis bands Naive Sense, Farewell Continental, Robosapien, and Small Towns Burn A Little Slower, and has produced recordings for Justin Courtney Pierre (of Motion City Soundtrack), Party House, Zaq Baker, and others.

Catch Toilet Rats live:

Friday, June 26, 2026, Treedome Records, Rochester, Minnesota

Saturday, June 27, 2026, Zhora Darling, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Sunday, June 28, 2026, The Shoe Beverage Bar, Rochester, Minnesota