Cela fait toujours plaisir quand des groupes nous contactent. Cette fois le mail venait de Philadelphia. Les Civil Rats viennent de sortir "Get Outta Here!" et ont répondu aux questions de notre Interview Monstre .  Taste question: Which artists have influenced you the most, and what can you tell us exemples about this influence? Who is the artist you dislike and why will he/she never influence you? We have a wide range of musical tastes, but as far as influence goes, we take a cue from bands that perfect simple, straightforward punk- the Ramones and Wimps come to mind as two of the more directly impactful artists on our writing. I won’t name artists we dislike because we don’t want to bring that negativity into our lives, but we will never, ever go ska. Especially 3rd wave ska. Intellectual question: Which 'non-musical artist (filmmaker, writer, painter...) played an important role in the way the band evolved... We’ve bonded over the film “Moonstruck” on multiple occasio...