# Rock Legend PAT TODD AND THE RANKOUTSIDERS Release ‘Sons Of The City Ditch’

- Link: https://www.nyrdcast.com/rock-legend-pat-todd-and-the-rankoutsiders-release-sons-of-the-city-ditch/
- Published: 2023-09-21T16:00:00-05:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

_“Pat Todd is a true American Original.  Raw, real and passionate – that’s what 
I think of when I hear the name, Pat Todd.”_ **– Eddie Spaghetti, The Supersuckers**

_“Pat Todd is the most sincere Rock ‘n’ Roll singer/songwriter on the planet. He
makes the rest of us look like a bunch of fakers.”_ **– Blaine Cartwright, Nashville
Pussy/Nine Pound Hammer**

_“So many great songs, so many great records, so many great gigs… PAT TODD is and
always was, a rock’n’roll LIFER.” _**– Mad Macka, Cosmic Psychos, Onyas etc**

### **PAT TODD & THE RANKOUTSIDERS Release **_**SONS OF THE CITY DITCH**_

PAT TODD fronted the undisputed roots-punk kings of LA, THE LAZY COWGIRLS, for over
20 years. Having landed in LA from Midwest outpost Vincennes, Indiana in the early-
mid ’80s, the Cowgirls’ live album _Radio Cowgirl_ was the first release on scene
prime mover Sympathy For The Record Industry and ultimately inspired a resurgence
of classic 1976 RAMONES/SAINTS/HEARTBREAKERS-style punk that stretched across the
US into Europe, Japan and elsewhere, inspiring bands like THE MUFFS, NEW BOMB TURKS,
OBLIVIONS, TEENGENERATE, ONYAS and others.

[⌊Pat Todd and the Rankoutsiders⌉⌊Pat Todd and the Rankoutsiders⌉[

_Photos by Paul Mejias_

THE LAZY COWGIRLS were but a memory in 2006 when PAT TODD & THE RANKOUTSIDERS’ 28
song double-disc debut, _The Outskirts of Your Heart_ was released. The group has
since released another five full-length albums (yes, some are double discs) and 
over a dozen singles and EPs, and they have more releases queued up. Each and every
one of them is a testament to Pat’s personal vision of raw, high energy rock’n’roll
infused with elements of country and rhythm & blues, and documentary proof that 
the RANKOUTSIDERS are one of the hottest rock’n’roll bands on the planet.

Indeed, it must be said the RANKOUTSIDERS truly are a band: energetically flanking
Pat stage left is long-time guitarist and vocalist KEVIN KELLER; to the right is
guitarist and founding member, NICK ALEXANDER – the cool, calm and collected eye
of the storm; bassist STEVEN VIGH holds the lower frequencies in check with steadfast
authority, pushing the chorus to the next harmonic level, while drummer WALT PHELAN
drives the engine hard while keeping the band on the rails.

The new PAT TODD & THE RANKOUTSIDERS’ album _Sons of the City Ditch _is highlighted
as usual by Pat Todd’s fantastic songs. A prolific writer with an eye on life in
the margins – whether they be in small towns or the big sprawling city he has called
home for 40 years – Todd routinely hits the mark where youth and the advancement
of age find common ground in alienation and willfulness. 

All We Have To Show

[⌊All We Have To Show⌉⌊All We Have To Show⌉
Watch this video on YouTube

_Pat Todd & The Rankoutsiders’ new single “All We Have To Show”_

Pat knows that rock’n’roll is not necessarily a young person’s game, and nor is 
it a glamorous one; the name he gave this band accurately points to where he and
they are coming from. New originals like the new single ‘All We Have To Show’, the
horn-riffing rocker ‘Living In A World of Hurt’ and the raucous country-folk punker‘
Goodbye to the World’ are up there with anything he has ever written. And the band
is a powerhouse – their strengths are evident in the way they handle choice covers
of JEFF BECK’s 1967 hit ‘HI HO SILVER LINING’ and DAVID JOHANSEN’s 1978 heartbreaker‘
DONNA’.

PAT TODD will be touring Australia solo, appearing at Geelong’s River Rocks Festival
and at the Cosmic Psychos 40th anniversary weekender in Castlemaine, and in a double-
bill with MAD MACKA from The Cosmic Psychos and The Onyas in November and December
2023.

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[⌊Pat Todd and the Rankoutsiders album cover⌉⌊Pat Todd and the Rankoutsiders album
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**Tracklist**

 1.  Livin’ In A World Of Hurt
 2.  All We Have To Show
 3.  State Line
 4.  Donna
 5.  Cheap Short Artist
 6.  Long In The Tooth (Before The Dolls)
 7.  Stagger & Swagger
 8.  Venus De Millo Broke My Back
 9.  Back Down In The Basement
 10. Hi Ho Silver Lining
 11. Goodbye To The World
 12. Sons Of The City Ditch

**PAT TODD & THE RANKOUTSIDERS’ **_**SONS OF THE CITY DITCH**_** IS OUT OCTOBER 
13 ON DOG MEAT RECORDS. IT WILL BE RELEASED ON LP (BLACK VINYL & LTD ED RED VINYL),
CD, AND DIGITALLY.**

Livin' In A World Of Hurt

[⌊Livin&#039; In A World Of Hurt⌉⌊Livin&#039; In A World Of Hurt⌉
Watch this video
on YouTube

_Pat Todd & The Rankoutsiders – Livin’ In A World Of Hurt (Official Audio)_

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