Music News: RIKAS ANNOUNCE NEW EP BEDROOM TAPE SOUT MAY 8 + SHARE TRACK “TEQULIA SHOTS”
- Tara Lakatos
- 7 hours ago
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February 27, 2026— Today, Rikas announce their new EP Bedroom Tapes, out on May 8, and unveil their sun-soaked first single, “Tequila Shots,” alongside a brand-new video– listen here and watch here. One of the earliest songs they wrote together, the track helped define the band’s signature sound, channeling a warm, 60s-inspired spirit.
On the track Rikas shares, “Tequila Shots is one of the first songs we ever wrote as a band. It’s an upbeat sun drenched summer song that makes you wanna sing and sway. We kind of had this image of a beach wedding in mind when we wrote Tequila Shots. But it also plays with the clichés and the pressure that comes with organizing a wedding. And it might also question flying across the world to some beach resort in a foreign country you might have never been to before.”
Together since 2016, Rikas is the project of bassist Sam Luca Baisch, guitarist and keyboardist Sascha Scherer, drummer Ferdinand Hübner, and guitarist Chris Ronge. After a decade of writing, recording, rehearsing, and playing to sold-out audiences, the globally beloved German alt-pop quartet has unearthed and polished up some of their earliest recordings, arranging them on a brand-new EP, fittingly titled Bedroom Tapes.
The band’s trip down memory lane comes on the heels of another celebration of rock nostalgia. In summer 2025, after the release of their riveting sophomore album, Soundtrack For A Movie That Has Not Been Written Yet, Rikas reconvened in their hometown of Stuttgart for rehearsals. Amid recording new material, Rikas began filming themselves playing a series of vintage rock covers, including ELO’s “Last Train To London” and Wings’ 1980 classic “Goodnight Tonight.” The latter quickly went viral after Florence Pugh shared it on her Instagram story, and soon it earned praise from Sir Paul McCartney himself. Soon, the band was invited by McCartney to record a full cover of “Goodnight Tonight.” For Rikas, the invitation was a meaningful nod to the influences that continue to inform their sound.
With Bedroom Tapes, the band turns that sense of reflection inward, revisiting the songs that first set their journey in motion.
Bedroom Tapes EP
Track list:
Raindance
Mr. Anxiety
Gazebo
Mexico City
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