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Yes, this is the exciting news we’ve been wanting to bring you for a while - a new Ruth Theodore album due out summer 2012!

We can’t give away too much just yet, but suffice to say there’s a real sense of excitement bubbling away here at River Rat, having been party to Ruth’s rehearsals and development process over the last few months. With recording scheduled to begin in February, we’ll be bringing you updates and behind-the-scenes glimpses of the process. Be sure to keep in touch by joining Ruth’s mailing list or ‘liking’ the Facebook page.

Also very much hot off the press (i.e. yesterday), Ruth has been confirmed as sole support for Grammy award winning artist Ani DiFranco, for her two London shows at the fantastic Union Chapel, London, on January 10th and 11th 2012. Tickets are available for the tuesday and the wednesday. Ani is in the UK to promote her new album ¿Which Side Are You On?, her first studio album in three years. Very exciting!

And (almost) finally, an important date for your diaries; On February 10th Ruth and the full band will be playing a special show at King’s Place, London, as part of the Folk Union and Purpose & Grace series’, sponsored by fRoots Magazine. Be sure to get your tickets and be the first to here brand new material and arrangements from the forthcoming album.

If this wasn’t all exciting enough, tomorrow night Ruth and the band are playing a special intimate Christmas show in Camden, London - again with a couple of glimpses of new material! There are some tickets still available so come down and join us for a cosy Xmas evening, in part to celebrate five years of River Rat Records!

That’s all for now (plenty I’m sure you’ll agree).. Have a Merry Xmas and we hope to see you at a show soon.

On Friday October 21st, to mark the release of VICTOR MENACE's album, and the re-release of the re-mastered 2009 album "Full Attack, With Sudden Defenses" on Inclusionism Records from THE MAGIC TOMBOLINOS, River Rat Records bring you two titans of 1000mph gypsy mayhem, sharing a stage once more to answer the important questions..

Who will play the fastest? Who will drink the most tequila? And are those* trousers really leather?"

Plus MAD TUNES from DJ PENNY METAL & DJ CHRIS VON TOFU till late.

In all seriousness, this event is a special one. Victor Menace and The Magic Tombolinos go way back, and with VM finally releasing an album, what better excuse to bring everyone back together?

Rumour has it they'll be joining each other on stage, and drinking each other under the table.

Good times.. please join us!

xx

Friday, October 21st 2011 The New Empowering Church 1a Westgate st, Hackney, E8 3Rl

£5 before 10pm / £8 after

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=274064079281693

Good news! You can now pre-order the Victor Menace album from our very own shop, and when you do you'll recieve two tracks to download in any format you desire immediately!

Physical CD orders come with a digital download option included. If you just order the digital version, you'll still get the two tracks in advance and links for the rest will be emailed on the release date.

There will also be a very special London show to launch the album.. details coming soon!

Keep it awkward yeah?

River Rat x

Nathan Ball is one of 10 finalists in this year's MOJO Music Awards Honours List 2011 in the New Voice/Singer Songwriter category. In order to make it into the top 5, he needs your vote!

To listen to Nathan's entry 'MacDonalds for the Mind' and cast your vote, please go to:

http://www.mojo4music.com/mojo_honours_2011/new_voice.shtml

Public voting ends on Sunday 12th june.
Facebook Tweet it, text it, talk it up and generally spread the word and HELP NATHAN WIN A MOJO!

Ruth Theodore's White Holes Of Mole Hills was voted in to the fRoots Critics Poll for the best new albums of 2010.

The poll asks for votes from an international panel – they invite over 300 people to nominate, including journalists, radio presenters, activists, event organisers and musicians. The results were announced on BBC Radio 3's World On 3 in December.