If your brain has ever felt like a browser with 37 tabs open at once, RATSALAD.’s Tune In / Zone Out is going to hit uncomfortably close to home in the best way possible.
Straight out of regional Western Australia, the band doubles down on their signature mix of chaos and honesty with a track that feels like a full-on mental overload set to music. It’s loud, it’s fast, and it doesn’t waste a second getting into it. Punchy drums, gritty guitars, and hook-heavy moments collide to create something that feels both explosive and strangely relatable.
But underneath all that high-energy noise, there’s a very real message bubbling up. Tune In / Zone Out dives into that feeling of being mentally drained by everything going on around you. The pressure, the noise, the constant need to keep up. Instead of pretending to have it all together, the track leans into that disconnect, that moment where you’re physically present but mentally checked out. And honestly, that’s where the song finds its power. It’s not just chaos for the sake of it, it’s chaos with meaning.
There’s also a raw vulnerability woven through the madness. You can feel that push and pull between wanting to stay engaged and just needing to shut everything off for a second. It gives the track an emotional weight that balances out its punchy, rebellious edge.
RATSALAD. have built their reputation on intense live shows and a DIY grind, and you can hear that energy baked into every second of this release. It feels like something made to be screamed back in a packed room, where the line between performer and crowd completely disappears.
With a growing global fanbase, a major tour on the horizon, and a new album on the way, Tune In / Zone Out feels like the perfect statement of intent. It’s messy, loud, self-aware, and completely in tune with the times.
Tune In / Zone Out turns modern burnout into a high-voltage punk release, chaotic, cathartic, and brutally relatable
Upcoming Shows
Australia
11 April – Wintersun Hotel – Geraldton, WA
2 May – Kalbarri Open Air Festival – Kalbarri, WA
22 May – Foreshore Hangout – Geraldton, WA (Album Launch)
23 May – Milk Bar – Perth, WA (Album Launch)
Europe – June 2026
4 June – Freak Valley Festival – Netphen, DE (Sold Out)
5 June – Alte Hackerei – Karlsruhe, DE
6 June – SBÄM Fest – Wels, AT
7 June – Mad One Springbreak – Casalmaggiore, IT
8 June – Dynamo Werk21 – Zürich, CH
9 June – Supersonic – Paris, FR (supporting The Smith Street Band)
11 June – Bilbao, ES
12 June – Le Whare – Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains, FR
13 June – Relache Fest – Bordeaux, FR
14 June – L’Aéronef – Lille, FR (supporting Dune Rats)
15 June – The Hope & Ruin – Brighton, UK
16 June – New Cross Inn – London, UK
17 June – Djingel Djangel – Antwerp, BE
18 June – Bei Chez Heinz – Hannover, DE
19 June – Balarock Fest – Bad Laasphe, DE
20 June – Roter Stern Open Air – Leipzig, DE
21 June – Farewell Youth Fest – Dresden, DE (Sold Out)
