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Somewhere between the lo-fi bedroom pop of Alex G and the classic 90’s sound of Pavement lie Melbourne four-piece RAT!hammock. Unassuming but delightfully weird, RAT!hammock mine much traversed indie-rock terrain, but prove there are still many diamonds to be found in the rough The Melbourne “mid-fi” quartet make a bold return with ‘Word Of The Day’ – a somewhat celebratory ode to the pressures of navigating adult life – and its joyful, tongue-in-cheek video accompaniment. Frontman Jackson Phelan explains “’Word Of The Day’ was written for all the people who are reevaluating your expectations in your mid 20’s. I catch up with my friends in bars and we’re all trying to smoke less, trying to do meaningful work (whatever that means), trying to find real love/companionship. Comparing ourselves to everyone else. And it’s cool knowing we’re all in the thick of it or working through it. When we got in the studio we wanted to make this track as joyous and celebratory as possible. We were