The Brat

 

The Brat was a Chicano Punk Rock ensemble originating from the barrios of the East Los Angeles, California. Its three core members consisted of lead singer Teresa Covarrubias, lead guitarist Rudy Medina, and alternate lead & rhythm guitar player Sidney Medina. From their conception in 1979 to their eventual break-up in 1985, The Brat contributed to the customization and intermeshing of multiple musical and cultural models that culminated in the distinct East Los Angeles, Chicano Punk sound. The Brat, a hardworking and politically-conscious band, nurtured the Do-It-Yourself Punk scene of East L.A., which was defined by unofficial venues and backyard shows because the wealthier West L.A. circuit controlled the popular market. By the time the famous Club Vex was founded in 1980 - by Los Illegals frontman Willie Herron, who desired an official venue to host East L.A.'s numerous underrated bands, who were mostly Chicano - The Brat had become one of the biggest acts in the area. In late 1980 The Brat was signed as the flagship band of the upstart label of another local Punk group, The Plugz' Fatima Records. This collaboration resulted in The Brat's only recorded album, the EP Attitudes, a five-song collection of some of their popular originals featuring Covarrubias' aggressive, yet melodic, Punk vocals critiquing social inequality and Rudy Medina's - who was called Rudy Brat - urgent guitar hooks over drums with a reggae feel. The Brat never found breakthrough success and remained an underground East L.A. Chicano act until breaking up in the late '80s.

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Attitudes EP (1980)

01 - Swift Moves
02 - Attitudes
03 - Starry Nights
04 - High School
05 - Leave Me Alone

Straight Outta East L.A. (2017)

01 - Attitudes
02 - Starry Night
03 - Swift Moves
04 - Leave Me Alone
05 - The Promise
06 - The Wolf
07 - Slaughter Of An Ancient Tribe
08 - Vicious Love
09 - Tombstone Blues
10 - Indian Ink Tears
11 - High School
12 - Hard Sometimes
13 - Believe
14 - Misogyny
15 - It's A Climb
16 - We Are The One
17 - Soldier
18 - Just Another Day
19 - Brain Sparks
20 - Corner Of The World
21 - The Cry

Attitudes ''LP'' (2023)

01 - Swift Moves

02 - Attitudes

03 - Starry Night

04 - High School

05 - Leave Me Alone

06 - Pledge Of Allegiance

07 - The Cry (Life Without Translation)

08 - The Wolf (And The Lamb)

09 - Romance (Single Mix)

10 - Misogyny (Her Song)

11 - Chains

12 - Over And Over

13 - Dirty Work

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