Today, Beach Rats have announced that their debut album Rat Beat, will be released on July 29th via Epitaph Records. An impressive lineup of punk rock lifers, the band is comprised of vocalist Ari Katz (Lifetime), guitarist Pete Steinkopf (Bouncing Souls), bassist Bryan Keinlen (Bouncing Souls), guitarist Brian Baker (Bad Religion / Minor Threat) & Danny Windas (Let It Burn) on drums. They have also shared the music video for the album’s title track which embodies the nature of punk in its purest form; hard, fast and loud. Beach Rats came to be as each member found themselves settled in the beach community of Asbury Park, New Jersey. After releasing an EP in 2018 and performing a slew of high-energy shows, the global pandemic gave the band a reason to get back to recording. The m...