Unabashed and unapologetic, Red Carpet Rats offers listeners and live audiences seamless, driven, power pop rock – a musical opportunity to live in the moment and bask in their energy-rich wave of sound. Both in their recording sessions and in live performances, RCR aims for perfection. The band interacts with and feeds off its audience, but its final musical delivery is executed with precision … the result of thousands of practice hours and a collective, obsessive attention to detail.

The Rats’ edgy, catchy tunes deliver succinct, four-part harmony. Lead singer Uni Pereira’s lyrics, in his alternately angry and coy voice, spiral around guitarist McCabe’s melodies and quick fingerwork. Drummer Tige Bucchino lays the foundation with a steady bombardment of beats while bass player Doc Singles offers his seething bass lines and high harmonies to the mix. The elements align to create a hard rock counterpoint to the hooky pop melodies.

The Nashville-based group’s new CD, “The Year of the Rat” on Chauffeur Records, was produced by McCabe, mixed by Grammy-winning engineer Kevin Beamish (Elton John, Henry Rollins), and mastered by Randy LeRoy (Relient K). The recording also includes a special guest appearance on keys by session ace Tim Akers (Kid Rock, Jewel). “Eleven songs of faith, hope, and misery” is how Uni describes it. The label Chauffeur enters this second project in a joint venture with publishing and licensing company Ash Street Music. Both companies plan to include multi-media components to the release, targeting film, TV and video game placement.

This comes on the heels of RCR’s 2007 E.P., “Rug Burns,” which mines the depths of love, the angst of love lost, and the realization you’ve wasted love on some loser you don’t give a *$#% about anymore. All of “Rug Burns’” five songs have already gotten regular airplay on over 80 mainstream, college and internet radio stations, and the collection has gathered a string of superlative-laden reviews. “The best new voice within the music industry,” says Chad Eddinger, General Manager of 91.1 FM WBUQ Pennsylvania. Calvin Williams III, Music Director at Michigan’s 91.5 FM WMHW echoes Eddinger’s accolades. “They take witty lyrics, energetic music, and melodic vocals and make a concoction that’s pure musical enjoyment.”

The four workaholic Rats have several other projects keeping their schedule active. As Uni puts it, “We consider it our moral and civic duty to use any means necessary to help you forget about any harmful toxins that may be in your life. And we’re glad to be of service!” Uni documents life as an indie musician in monthly feature articles for the popular publication ACED Magazine, as well as in a similarly themed weekly radio show, ‘Club Uni,’ on the U.K.-based station Error FM. He and Doc are writing and readying a Red Carpet Rats comic book for release.