Rum Lad

Rum Lad is a solo punk artist born and bred in working class town Retford, Nottinghamshire. He writes from the heart about the lives of everyday people and his life of growing up on a council estate, the impact that can have on your mental health, and the hardship and unfairness that spreads throughout and across the UK. Rum Lad knows how the the consistently abusive treatment of the lower classes by piss poor tory governments impacts the lives of those living below the breadline and are in need of the support thats rarely forthcoming.

Rum Lad is now a 2 piece Indie Punk band that started out in its early years as a solo artist. After debut album Vandalism was released to high acclaim and was closely followed by Punk AF, Wonder Meat and Chat Shit Get Banged the lad decided in 2023 to turn the whole affair into a 2 piece noise machine and enrolled drummer James 'Finny' Finlayson on drums to complete the new line up. With a background of council estates and knowing how to 'make do' in life Rum Lad is proud to be sticking to DIY values and recording everything from their own studio which is all recorded, mixed and mastered by Rum Lad (Richie) himself. 

Vandalism (2020)

01 - Shoplifter

02 - Frauds

03 - Tory Boy

04 - On The Sniff

05 - Billy Bully 

06 - Psycho

07 - Hot Stepper

08 - In The Gutter

09 - Claw Hammer

10 - Borstal Kid

Punk AF (2021)

01 - Lazy Sod

02 - Mouthoid

03 - Wake Up England

04 - Suffer

05 - The Difference Between

06 - Retford

07 - Candy Cane

08 - Punched In The Throat

09 - Rake It In

10 - Lost

11 - Tong

12 - Clip Round The Ear

Wonder Meat (2021)

01 - I Am I

02 - Acidic

03 - Gangsters

04 - Money=Likes=Lies

05 - Back The Fuck Off

06 - Crows

07 - Hate Tory Scum

08 - Inside Out

09 - Councillor

10 - Just Another Blag

Chat Shit Get Banged (2022)

01 - Football

02 - All Rise

03 - Boy Racer

04 - Eton Mess

05 - Brains

06 - Fight Fight Fight

07 - Forgotten Ones

08 - My Girlfriends A Tory

09 - Leaders

10 - Burn It To The Ground

11 - Saviour

12 - Politics People

13 - Stamp It Out

14 - Taste

15 - Sir War Crimes

16 - Zippys Dead

17 - Tories (Not For You)

18 - Tin Foil Hat

19 - Underdog

Rude Awakening (2023)

01 - U.K. Violence

02 - The Truth

03 - Graft

04 - The Tale Of Alan Taylor

05 - Rude Awakening

06 - White Noise

07 - Your Opinions Mean Shit To Me

08 - Malcolm Bighead

09 - Office Boy

10 - Bad Things

Hold 3 Times & Cancel (2026)

01 - Dry Robe

02 - CCJ

03 - ADHD

04 - Mum & Dad Were Skint

05 - Toxic

06 - Cudda Gone To Beni

07 - Concrete Boots

08 - Done A Runner

09 - Guns n Knives

10 - Fear Charmer

Heard It All Before, Just Not This Good (2026)

01 - Pigs In Royal Clothing

02 - Tory Boy

03 - Wake Up England

04 - UK Violence

05 - White Noise

06 - Skate Hard Die Young

07 - Football

08 - Shoplifter

Son Of Mandel EP (2026)

01 - Son Of Mandel

02 - Scars

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