Tarot Rats came 3 rd in the big Band of the Year vote and started the year as Band of the Month. As the highest charting regional band, they also win our special #southeastrocks award which brings with it a package a practical support for 2020. With a debut album landing soon, 2020 could well be the year of the rat. Or the salmon slippers. In this audio clip, Johnny from the band reacts to the band’s award and success in the Band of the Year top 20 countdown.

NEW HORIZONS 2026: THE WORLD CUP, CARD GAMES AND JOLLY JASPER: NEW ALBUM NEWS FROM VIOLET BLEND
Audio feature interview #1,712 in an ongoing series. Every year since 2015, I’ve run a ‘New Horizons’ series to allow us to check-in with rising bands and hear



