Heart of the Rat Records

07/06/2024

"I think this song really rewards a good listen on headphones as there is so much going on with the production, and you get to really hear the layers and the depth of it all..."

KINO MOTEL (Ed Fraser and Rosa Mercedes) talk us through the track ‘Ran Right Through Dead Land‘ from their debut LP 'Visions' (out now via Beast Records / Heart of the Rat Records).

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21/05/2024

Thanks to Robb at American Pancake for this nice feature of KINO MOTEL's Blame Me For Free video.

 "blame me / a day where you won't land..."The polished alt rock darkness and light of "Blame Me For Free" by Melbourne / Berlin based KINO MOTEL is track 4 from their debut album "Visions", that dropped on April 26th via Beast Records (EU) & Heart of the Rat Records (AU/NZ). Drawn with dense dream...

20/05/2024

KINO MOTEL ripping it up in Europe. Have fun, you lot!

04/05/2024

Thanks Beat Magazine! Check out the interview with KINO MOTEL. Record on sale now and up for streaming.

Split between the musical interludes of Berlin and Melbourne, Kino Motel is all about the mystery of traversal.

26/04/2024

Visions by KINO MOTEL is out today! We've got a limited number left for Australia / New Zealand.

Beach Goth duo Kino Motel created their 10-track debut album
Visions (out April 26) between the band’s 2 homes: Melbourne and Berlin. Ed Fraser (HEADS. / Cash Savage and The Last Drinks) and Rosa Mercedes (Josephine Foster Band) have created a unique and visionary album filled with space, mood, feeling and complexity.

We'd highly recommend looking at the Kino Motel / Heads. combos. Great value for money and a way to pick up Ed's earlier work.

You can also find the album on your favourite streaming platforms.

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12/04/2024

Here it is, the 3rd single ‘Blame me for free’. Have a listen and then jump over to our webstore to order a copy of the album.

Blame Me For Free, the 3rd single from VISIONS, is out today 🍑

Pic by Rcstills

Ed Fraser - Vocals, Guitars, Synth
Rosa Mercedes - Bass, Vocals
Joel Penman - Drums

Recorded by Rohan Sforcina at Head Gap Naarm / Melbourne
Mixed by Ed Fraser at Bungalow Studios Naarm / Melbourne AUS and Four Leaf Studios Bristol UK
Mastered by Original Mastering
Artwork by Bey Once
Released by Beast Records & Heart of the Rat Records

21/03/2024

Visions by KINO MOTEL is available to pre-order now!

The release date is April 26 and it can also be purchased in a bundle with records by HEADS. (Ed's previous band) over at the HOTR shop. We have a limited number of 125 for sale.

https://heartoftheratrecords.com/shop/

13/03/2024

Counting down to the premiere of the video for 'Headless'. Thanks to American Pancake for their coverage of the single.

 "I am a headless man / creeping in through your basement walls..."The dark sultry, savage, horror pop noir of "Headless" by Melbourne / Berlin based KINO MOTEL is a lot of things, an alt rock stroll into the unknown done with great panache. Extremely filmic it feels like the script was written in ...

22/02/2024

Today is the day! Headless can be streamed on your favourite digital services. This is a ripper track with a good blend of gruff Ed vocal tones and the sweet and smooth singing of Rosa. Enjoy on repeat. Onya KINO MOTEL!

New single HEADLESS is out 23.02. Awesome artwork by

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Heart of the Rat Records

05/02/2024

Looking forward to the next taste of KINO MOTEL. Pre-save now on your favourite streaming platform.

New single HEADLESS is out 23.02. Awesome artwork by

http://tinyurl.com/29hvavs7

Beast Records
Heart of the Rat Records

01/02/2024

In Melbourne / Naarm launching our next single HEADLESS at The Gem Bar Saturday Feb 24

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Beast Records

Kino Motel - Headless Single Launch

18/01/2024

Big show on tonight in the Rat! Get along to The Eastern for KINO MOTEL's 'Repeater' single launch with support from Dayfever band. Ticket link in the comments.

Can't wait to play the rat this Friday. Doors from 8 at The Eastern.
Presented by Heart of the Rat Records with Dayfever

📷 Leah Jade

11/01/2024

A reminder that KINO MOTEL launch their single 'Repeater' tonight at The Evelyn Hotel. Joined by HOTR label mates, Dayfever, what a night of music it will be. A little bird tells me it's also Connor's (Dayfever) birthday, so get along and celebrate with him. Ticket link in comments.

11/01/2024

Ahead of tomorrow's digital release and launch show at the Evelyn Hotel, wrap your peepers around the video for 'Repeater'. Just makes you want to hang out and ride swans. 🐔 Thanks Pilerats!

After dropping a couple of singles over the last couple of years, Naarm art-rockers Kino Motel have announced their debut album Visions with their giving us their fuzzy, riff-filled grungy new single Repeater, which alongside its offbeat & engaging music video is premiering on Pilerats a day ahead o...

10/01/2024

Unreal, Freya Josephine Hollick! Congratulations!

Very pleased to announce I’ll be heading out solo opening for Black Sorrows for the whole of February.
I’ve been kind of resistant to perform solo for some time and sometimes the universe just pulls your name out of a hat and you’re asked to head out to some massive theatres to open for one of my favourite Australian bands. And so you just gotta go.

10/01/2024

08/01/2024

Excited for KINO MOTEL's new single 'Repeater' that hits the airwaves on Friday. Pre-save on your favourite streaming platforms now!

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21/12/2023

HOTR are very pleased to be welcoming KINO MOTEL to our family of artists.

One half of KINO MOTEL is well known to us, having worked together with Ed Fraser on the release of two HEADS. releases, a relationship that stretches way back to 2015. And in more recent times it has been a pleasure to play shows with KINO MOTEL and to get to know Rosa. You will struggle to find two nicer people and on top of that, incredibly talented songwriters and musicians.

We look forward to releasing new music in 2024, starting with the single 'Repeater' from the debut album 'Visions'. Out on January 12, 2024.

14/12/2023

Dayfever by Dayfever is out today on your favourite streaming platforms.

A collection of songs old and new written by the bands founding member, Connor Toomey.

Bringing members together from various Ballarat outfits Dayfever is a culmination of some of the city’s best and brightest musical exports. Expanding on themes Connor explored in his solo work, the addition of two vocalists and a full band has created a warm blanket of sound that welcomes listeners into his melancholic and heart on sleeve style of songwriting.

Known for enigmatic and ethereal live shows the five piece is looking to expand their horizons with the release of this EP.

Eb and flow on the dramatic highs and gut wrenching lows as we row our boat down the sonic river that is Dayfever’s debut release.

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09/11/2023

We're proud to release 'Hi Horse', the album by Mickey Cooper today on all streaming platforms.

Recorded and performed by Mickey on Wadawurrung land and mixed and mastered by Nick Huggins. It's a brilliant album with heartfelt lyrics sitting front and centre. Make sure to give the album a listen.

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20/10/2023

Mickey Cooper's new single, 'Croydon' is out now on your favourite streaming/digital platform. Go and have a listen.

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18/10/2023

Pre-save links for Mickey Cooper's single, 'Croydon'.

The album, 'Hi Horse', is out on November 10 on digital platforms.

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