Radio Rats – Vampire Weekends - The South African Rock Encyclopedia

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Tracks

Vampire Weekends [2:41]
Against The Law [2:35]
Heavy Weather [3:46]
Sam The Sham [2:47]
In Times Of Public Trouble [2:52]
Cry, Cry, Cry [2:11]
Stiletto [2:57]
Pale Winter Grass [3:04]
Someone To Soothe Society [3:32]
Hey Mr Chemist [3:48] for Nielen Marais
Moth To Your Flame [4:22]
East Rand Man (For David Leadbetter) [4:06]
Long Slow Love [3:44]

Release information

Streaming / Download: 17 October 2025, Radium Wreckords, under exclusive licence to Next Music
USB Card Album: 1 December 2025, Radium Wreckords, under exclusive licence to Next Music. See order details below

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Musicians

Lead vocals: Dave Davies
Rhythm/backing vocals: Jonathan Handley
Backing vocals: Tonia Möller (7, 10, 12)
Lead guitar (East Rand Man): Ozzie Theron
Lead guitar (rest): Gil Gilchrist
Additional guitar: Alex Bozas (3, 7, 9)
Bass: Lee Edwards (2, 4, 5, 7, 8), Jonathan Handley (rest)
Drums: Riaan Esterhuizen
Drums: Paul Tizzard (2, 8, 12)
Keyboard: Gil Gilchrist (5, 9, 11)

Tonia’s backing vocals & Paul Tizzard’s drums recorded by Willem Möller in Cape Town

All songs produced and mastered by David Langemann
Creative Native Studios, Cape Town

Synopsis

In the pre-dawn we would come home to sleep. All of these songs had been played the night before, in a small venue full of people, on a Saturday. For the town it had been something to do – to go out and dance.

After the last song the stage was cleared and everything taken back to the rehearsal room in town. Tea was made and the gig was discussed – stories were told in tired voices. Then we wandered slowly home, which is when we bumped into Bram Stoker who was out walking his werewolf, in the mist. He nodded and smiled and was gone. The stars were fading.

The rooster opened one eye…