Ramkot shares title of new album & releases new single "Claim To Fame"

Today, Ramkot shares the title of their previously announced album. "Rosa" will be released on the 15th of November. Together with announcing the title, they also released the second single of the new record, "Claim To Fame".

Where the previous single “Zeppelin” took you into organic moods and made you muse to a night in the desert, “Claim To Fame” is a sledgehammer hit that knocks you right awake. Think of it as that part of the road trip where the speed kicks in and occasionally gets you dancing. Content-wise, this single is also a particle of the larger thematic whole of the album, where issues such as alienation, loneliness and the loss of a sense of belonging take center stage. This song is about how people create distance between each other. Being out of touch with other people's ideas and opinions creates alienation.

Brothers Tim and Tom Leyman and Hannes Cuyvers spent three weeks in the US working on this new record, following in the footsteps of their musical heroes and even using some of their instruments. They resided in the famous Rancho De La Luna with producer Alain Johannes (Queens Of The Stone Age, Arctic Monkeys, Eagles Of Death Metal...).

For the artwork Ramkot collaborated with Sam Scarpulla, a Belgian-American artist living in Ghent, making abstract and minimalist art. ‘We were on the same wavelength from the very first meeting and gave Sam full artistic freedom to design the album cover.’

Live

• 26/07 @ Pukkelpop DWNTWN
• 07/08 @ Sziget Festival, Budapest (HU)
• 16/08 @ Lowlands Festival, Biddinghuizen (NL)
• 18/08 @ Pukkelpop Festival, Hasselt (BE)