Bratakus have released “Tonight,” the latest single from their debut album ‘Hagridden,’ out now via Venn Records. The Scottish sisters, Brèagha Cuinn on guitar and vocals and Onnagh Cuinn on bass and vocals, have been building toward this moment since forming in 2015 outside the Highland whiskey village of Tomintoul, and ‘Hagridden’ delivers ten tracks of cathartic, fiercely DIY punk rock that doesn’t pull a single punch.
“Tonight” takes direct aim at media manipulation and the collective anger being pointed in the wrong direction. “It’s about how everyone is angry about the state of the world, but we are being thrown distractions to get us to hate the wrong people,” says Brèagha. “If we don’t have compassion for each other, and help each other out, we’ll be left with nothing.” The accompanying video features the band in the creepy baby masks that grace the album cover, a visual concept rooted in Onnagh’s thoughts on arrested adulthood and a world that keeps feeling more like a waking nightmare.
‘Hagridden’ is out now, and Bratakus have remaining live dates across Europe this spring and summer worth catching.
Bratakus 2026 Tour Dates:
April 25 — Berlin, Germany @ Urban Spree
April 26 — Hamburg, Germany @ Molotow
June 5 — Milton Keynes, UK @ Crauford Arms (w/ UK Subs)
July 8-11 — Cheltenham, UK @ 2000 Trees Festival
November 14 — Glasgow, UK @ Core Festival