Rat Silo

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Sonically prodigious contusive post-rockpunk.

Rat Silo is a group featuring Jim Newton, formerly of seminal Canadian rock band Sons of Freedom. Formed in 2007, Jim recorded the band’s debut album What the Butler Saw in the a three day session with Don Binns on bass (Sons of Freedom, Trailerhawk, Econoline Crush, Art Bergmann), Sean Stubbs on drums (Numb, SNFU, Jakalope, Bif Naked) Finn Manniche (the Jazzmanian Devils, Van Django) on guitar, and Dave Osbourne (5440) on keyboards. Mark Henning produced and engineered.

Their second album, doubleplusungood, was recorded by Rob Handel (The Bad Beers) and mixed by Mark Henning and released in April 2009.

Their third album, The Great Northern Way, was recorded and mixed by Dave “Rave” Ogilvie at Vancouver’s legendary Mushroom Studios and was released in October 2011.

In 2017, The band regrouped and began creating new material with the addition of Erkan Gencol on loops and noises.

The single, ‘I Sacrifice: A veteran’s lament‘ was recorded and mixed by Mike Foster at Vancouver’s Blackfish Sound and was released in November 2019.

Rat Silo’s fourth album ‘The World Is Going To End Tomorrow‘ was recorded and mixed by Dave “Rave” Ogilvie and Anthony “Fu” Valcic at Hipposonic Studios (formally Little Mountain Studios) and was released in May 2020.

In May and then August of 2022, Rat Silo released two singles "The World Is Going to End Tomorrow" and 'Head on a Stick' from the upcoming album 'Unfortunately...'

The songs for the album were written at various intermittent band rehearsals during the 2020-21 COVID pandemic. The tracks were recorded at Hipposonic Studios, Vancouver, BC in December 2021 by Dave "Rave" Ogilvie and mixed a short time later by Anthony "Fu" Valcic at his home studio in Halfmoon Bay, BC.

'Unfortunately...' - the fifth Rat Silo album - was released November 21st 2022.

Assisted by a new label partnership with Montreal's SODEH Records, the single 'Gun Gun Dogh' was released in May 2024. It is the first of 6 singles to be released from the upcoming album entitled 'Id' set to be released later in 2024. The 9 tracks from 'Id' were were recorded at Vancouver's Hipposonic Studios, Vancouver, BC in 2023 by Dave "Rave" Ogilvie and Liam Moes. They were mixed by Anthony "Fu" Valcic at his home studio in Halfmoon Bay, BC.
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Albums
℗ 2024 SODEH Records
06-12-2024
Id
01
Go Go 17
Rat Silo
Id
02:35
Writer: James Godon Newton / Composers: Donald Gordon Binns - Erkan Gencol - James Godon Newton - Sean Russell Stubbs
02
Doing It Wrong
Rat Silo
Id
03:03
Writer: James Godon Newton / Composers: Donald Gordon Binns - Erkan Gencol - James Godon Newton - Sean Russell Stubbs
03
Gun-Gun Dogh
Rat Silo
Id
03:51
Writer: James Godon Newton / Composers: Donald Gordon Binns - Erkan Gencol - James Godon Newton - Sean Russell Stubbs
04
Never Walk Home Alone
Rat Silo
Id
02:57
Writer: James Godon Newton / Composers: Donald Gordon Binns - Erkan Gencol - James Godon Newton - Sean Russell Stubbs
05
Come On Down
Rat Silo
Id
03:25
Writer: James Godon Newton / Composers: Donald Gordon Binns - Erkan Gencol - James Godon Newton - Sean Russell Stubbs
06
Cantrustaman
Rat Silo
Id
02:42
Writer: James Godon Newton / Composers: Donald Gordon Binns - Erkan Gencol - James Godon Newton - Sean Russell Stubbs
07
Throw It
Rat Silo
Id
04:11
Writer: James Godon Newton / Composers: Donald Gordon Binns - Erkan Gencol - James Godon Newton - Sean Russell Stubbs
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℗ 2022 SODEH Records
21-11-2022
Unfortunately...
01
The World Is Going to End Tomorrow
Rat Silo
Unfortunately...
03:35
Writer: James Godon Newton / Composers: Donald Gordon Binns - Erkan Gencol - James Godon Newton - Sean Russell Stubbs
02
Head on a Stick
Rat Silo
Unfortunately...
04:04
Writer: James Godon Newton / Composers: Donald Gordon Binns - Erkan Gencol - James Godon Newton - Sean Russell Stubbs
03
Fire Below
Rat Silo
Unfortunately...
03:23
Writer: James Godon Newton / Composers: Donald Gordon Binns - Erkan Gencol - James Godon Newton - Sean Russell Stubbs
04
How Does It Feel?
Rat Silo
Unfortunately...
04:32
Writer: James Godon Newton / Composers: Donald Gordon Binns - Erkan Gencol - James Godon Newton - Sean Russell Stubbs
05
The Ballad of the Mad Trapper
Rat Silo
Unfortunately...
04:52
Writer: James Godon Newton / Composers: Donald Gordon Binns - Erkan Gencol - James Godon Newton - Sean Russell Stubbs
06
You Have to Believe It
Rat Silo
Unfortunately...
02:48
Writer: James Godon Newton / Composers: Donald Gordon Binns - Erkan Gencol - James Godon Newton - Sean Russell Stubbs
07
The Sailing Song
Rat Silo
Unfortunately...
02:45
Writer: James Godon Newton / Composers: Donald Gordon Binns - Erkan Gencol - James Godon Newton - Sean Russell Stubbs
℗ 2020 SODEH Records
15-05-2020
The World Is Going to End Tomorrow
01
I Sacrifice
Rat Silo
The World Is Going to End Tomorrow
02:45
Writer: James Godon Newton / Composers: Donald Gordon Binns - Erkan Gencol - James Godon Newton - Sean Russell Stubbs
02
The Curse of the Wu-Hu
Rat Silo
The World Is Going to End Tomorrow
02:21
Writer: James Godon Newton / Composers: Donald Gordon Binns - Erkan Gencol - James Godon Newton - Sean Russell Stubbs
03
Suspect
Rat Silo
The World Is Going to End Tomorrow
02:31
Writer: James Godon Newton / Composers: Donald Gordon Binns - Erkan Gencol - James Godon Newton - Sean Russell Stubbs
04
Waterboarding for Christ
Rat Silo
The World Is Going to End Tomorrow
05:19
Writer: James Godon Newton / Composers: Donald Gordon Binns - Erkan Gencol - James Godon Newton - Sean Russell Stubbs
05
(I'm so Glad I'm) Living on the Moon [With My Baby]
Rat Silo
The World Is Going to End Tomorrow
03:17
Writer: James Godon Newton / Composers: Donald Gordon Binns - Erkan Gencol - James Godon Newton - Sean Russell Stubbs
06
The Ideas in Your Head
Rat Silo
The World Is Going to End Tomorrow
03:43
Writer: James Godon Newton / Composers: Donald Gordon Binns - Erkan Gencol - James Godon Newton - Sean Russell Stubbs
07
Get High and Quit
Rat Silo
The World Is Going to End Tomorrow
03:56
Writer: James Godon Newton / Composers: Donald Gordon Binns - Erkan Gencol - James Godon Newton - Sean Russell Stubbs
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℗ 2011 SODEH Records
21-10-2011
The Great Northern Way
01
Ass-Camp
Rat Silo
The Great Northern Way
04:18
Writer: James Gordon Newton / Composers: James Gordon Newton
02
2:45
Rat Silo
The Great Northern Way
02:46
Writer: James Gordon Newton / Composers: James Gordon Newton
03
I'm Alive
Rat Silo
The Great Northern Way
02:47
Writer: James Gordon Newton / Composers: James Gordon Newton
04
Greedy
Rat Silo
The Great Northern Way
04:38
Writer: James Gordon Newton / Composers: James Gordon Newton
05
Heavy
Rat Silo
The Great Northern Way
04:50
Writer: James Gordon Newton / Composers: James Gordon Newton
06
Fat Fucker Blues
Rat Silo
The Great Northern Way
04:32
Writer: James Gordon Newton / Composers: James Gordon Newton
07
Gimme Dat
Rat Silo
The Great Northern Way
06:33
Writer: James Gordon Newton / Composers: James Gordon Newton
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℗ 2009 SODEH Records
01-01-2009
March 2009: Doubleplusungood
01
Oh, Fuck Off Tony
Rat Silo
March 2009: Doubleplusungood
03:39
Writer: James Gordon Newton / Composers: James Gordon Newton
02
I Blame It On Your Momma
Rat Silo
March 2009: Doubleplusungood
04:05
Writer: James Gordon Newton / Composers: James Gordon Newton
03
Everybody Loves Paul Wong
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March 2009: Doubleplusungood
03:08
Writer: James Gordon Newton / Composers: James Gordon Newton
04
A Lion and a Zebra Walk Into a Bar
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March 2009: Doubleplusungood
03:29
Writer: James Gordon Newton / Composers: James Gordon Newton
05
Hello Beautiful Girl
Rat Silo
March 2009: Doubleplusungood
04:19
Writer: James Gordon Newton / Composers: James Gordon Newton
06
Lord Help Me Focus Tonight
Rat Silo
March 2009: Doubleplusungood
04:11
Writer: James Gordon Newton / Composers: James Gordon Newton
07
Jiggle My Wiggle
Rat Silo
March 2009: Doubleplusungood
05:25
Writer: James Gordon Newton / Composers: James Gordon Newton
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℗ 2008 SODEH Records
01-01-2007
November 2007: What the Butler Saw
01
Getupgotoworkgohomegotobed
Rat Silo
November 2007: What the Butler Saw
03:46
Writer: James Gordon Newton / Composers: James Gordon Newton
02
Your Daddy Says I Got to Go
Rat Silo
November 2007: What the Butler Saw
04:18
Writer: James Gordon Newton / Composers: James Gordon Newton
03
Back Behind the Bikeshed
Rat Silo
November 2007: What the Butler Saw
00:27
Writer: James Gordon Newton / Composers: James Gordon Newton
04
Dirty Girl
Rat Silo
November 2007: What the Butler Saw
04:50
Writer: James Gordon Newton / Composers: James Gordon Newton
05
The Cock the Size of Roma
Rat Silo
November 2007: What the Butler Saw
04:25
Writer: James Gordon Newton / Composers: James Gordon Newton
06
Shut Yer Mouth Jimbo
Rat Silo
November 2007: What the Butler Saw
01:26
Writer: James Gordon Newton / Composers: James Gordon Newton
07
The World's Longest Bar
Rat Silo
November 2007: What the Butler Saw
03:38
Writer: James Gordon Newton / Composers: James Gordon Newton
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Singles
℗ 2025 SODEH Records
06-07-2025
KILL GOD NOW
01
KILL GOD NOW
Rat Silo
KILL GOD NOW
03:32
Writer: James Godon Newton / Composers: Donald Gordon Binns - Erkan Gencol - James Godon Newton - Sean Russell Stubbs
℗ 2025 SODEH Records
06-05-2025
I'm A Believer
01
I'm A Believer
Rat Silo
I'm A Believer
02:27
Writer: James Godon Newton / Composers: Donald Gordon Binns - Erkan Gencol - James Godon Newton - Sean Russell Stubbs
℗ 2024 SODEH Records
06-12-2024
Doing It Wrong
01
Doing It Wrong
Rat Silo
Doing It Wrong
03:03
Writer: James Godon Newton / Composers: Donald Gordon Binns - Erkan Gencol - James Godon Newton - Sean Russell Stubbs
℗ 2024 SODEH Records
25-10-2024
Killedaman
01
Killedaman
Rat Silo
Killedaman
05:01
Writer: James Godon Newton / Composers: Donald Gordon Binns - Erkan Gencol - James Godon Newton - Sean Russell Stubbs
℗ 2024 SODEH Records
13-09-2024
Cantrustaman
01
Cantrustaman
Rat Silo
Cantrustaman
02:42
Writer: James Godon Newton / Composers: Donald Gordon Binns - Erkan Gencol - James Godon Newton - Sean Russell Stubbs
℗ 2024 SODEH Records
02-08-2024
Never Walk Home Alone
01
Never Walk Home Alone
Rat Silo
Never Walk Home Alone
02:57
Writer: James Godon Newton / Composers: Donald Gordon Binns - Erkan Gencol - James Godon Newton - Sean Russell Stubbs
℗ 2024 SODEH Records
21-06-2024
Go Go 17
01
Go Go 17
Rat Silo
Go Go 17
02:35
Writer: James Godon Newton / Composers: Donald Gordon Binns - Erkan Gencol - James Godon Newton - Sean Russell Stubbs
℗ 2024 SODEH Records
03-05-2024
Gun-Gun Dogh
01
Gun-Gun Dogh
Rat Silo
Gun-Gun Dogh
03:51
Writer: James Godon Newton / Composers: Donald Gordon Binns - Erkan Gencol - James Godon Newton - Sean Russell Stubbs
℗ 2022 SODEH Records
06-08-2022
Head on a Stick
01
Head on a Stick
Rat Silo
Head on a Stick
04:04
Writer: Donald Gordon Binns - Erkan Gencol - James Godon Newton - Sean Russell Stubbs / Composers: Donald Gordon Binns - Erkan Gencol - James Godon Newton - Sean Russell Stubbs