Post-punk Dublin five piece BATS are back. They’ve got a new album, their second and it’s coming out on Saturday 20th October.

It’s bitter sweet that the first band signed to The Richter Collective, will be the labels final release. Sometimes life is poetic like that. The album is currently streaming over on AU, and if you want some opinion in your face, State have a review up now and we’ll have one up later in the week.

The launch of ‘The Sleep Of Reason LP’ will be in Whelan’s on Saturday 20th October. Special guests on the night are No Spill Blood and Turning Down Sex. Tickets for the show are €10 or €15 with the album included.

Tickets are available from Whelanslive.com or call the WAV Box Office [1890 200 078]