On October 31, 2025, Batbait will celebrate the release of their new album.
The kickoff of their release tour will take place with us – a home game that feels more than just right!

After a year with only a few shows and a deliberately quiet festival summer in 2024, the band fully focused on songwriting and studio work.
On October 31, their new album Working in the Garden will be released. On it, Batbait sings about life and its realities: highs and lows, the beautiful, the wild, the unpleasant – and invites us into their DIY garden, where weeds are free to grow wild. In the sun, there's space for siestas; in the shade, for rage and grim moods. The album is an invitation to lose oneself – and in doing so, grow roots. Working in the Garden is a call for self-reflection – the work in one’s own garden, an endless task.

A sound that’s much more than distorted guitars and driving rhythms. Here, a sonic world unfolds that doesn’t just scratch the surface, but reveals deeper layers. A shimmer in the noise. Against the gaze. When the patriarchy starts to falter, it sounds like Batbait.

Accessibility is redefined when they shred their songs. DIY isn’t a style here – it’s lived reality. The four musicians relentlessly develop their own musical language, free from conventional boundaries: distortion, waves of reverb, and clicking rhythms intertwine into a complex, multi-layered experience. Music, lyrics, visual art, and aesthetics shape their work, which centers on self-determination and independence.

Batbait shows that rock music doesn’t just need space – it can be loud and angry while also being reflective, joyful, and sensitive.
In the fusion of sound and meaning, a sonic experience emerges that defies all rock sub-genre boundaries and forges its own path – radical and independent.

Between power, nonchalance, and understatement: after their debut album Dirty Clothes (Irascible Records, 2022), a second is on its way.
In the meantime, Batbait even manages to cook pasta in cold water.

Who is Batbait, and how do they make music that is so strong and beautiful?
(If rock music could speak, it would say: “I want to be played by Batbait.”)

The band Batbait makes music that is more than loud guitars and fast rhythms. Their sound goes deep. It shows many layers. It's loud and sparkles. When the patriarchy runs into trouble, it sounds like Batbait.

Batbait plays their songs in their own way. They follow no rules. “DIY” means: they do everything themselves. The four musicians have developed their own musical language. They blend distortion, reverb, and clicking beats. Music, lyrics, and visual style all form part of their art. At the core are freedom and self-determination.
Batbait shows that rock music can be loud and angry – but also gentle and thoughtful. Their sound is different. Batbait walks their own path.
After their first album Dirty Clothes, new music is coming soon.

Text: Fabian Mösch
Photo: Vanja Kadic