Ratbag – shares new single ‘never put a ring on a lady’

Breakthrough alternative star ratbag returns with her new single ‘never put a ring on a lady’, a bruised and biting queer heartbreak anthem that ushers fans into the next chapter of her fantastical universe.

Written in the throes of ratbag’s first queer situationship, ‘never put a ring on a lady’ captures the kind of heartbreak that leaves you wanting to warn everyone off love. Raw, wounded and characteristically sharp, the track sees ratbag turn romantic devastation into something both darkly funny and painfully sincere.

Speaking on the new single, ratbag shares: “‘never put a ring on a lady’ poured out of me in a single day during my first experience in a queer situationship. It’s about getting so badly hurt by love that you guide everyone, and yourself, far away from it… I love women but my god, they sure know how to break a heart.”

Having spent much of 2026 based in London, ratbag continues to build genuine momentum — delivering a standout set at The Great Escape earlier this year before playing her first London headline show at The George Tavern, all while her surreal performance art across the city has brought the ratbag universe vividly into the real world.

ratbag will also be joining London fans on release day at a pop-up event at Dream Bags Jaguar Shoes in Shoreditch. There she will be hanging out with fans as she draws them, celebrating the latest single and her time in London. 

About ratbag:

ratbag is a musician, a maker of worlds, and a multi-disciplinary enigma who slips between artforms curating her immersive visual and phonic world. Part alt-pop entity, part monster-maker, part shadow in the corner of your room, her universe is a visual diary unfolding in real time.

Last year was a breakthrough for ratbag which saw her release the kissing under an (almost) full moon EP, join Magdalena Bay on their world tour, grace the cover of NME and be named as one of Rolling Stone’s 2025 Pop Acts to Watch.

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