French desert punks Red Sun Atacama present their new full-length album »Summerchild«; out now via Mrs Red Sound!
Bordeaux, France based desert punk trio Red Sun Atacama has just released their third full-length album »Summerchild« on March 13th, 2026 via Mrs Red Sound.
Listen to »Summerchild« on all major streaming platforms!
Tracklist:
01. Passenger
02. Conveyor
03. Weightless
04. Commotions
05. Graze The Sun
06. Summerchild
07. Ragdoll
08. Sundown
Red Sun Atacama on »Summerchild«:
“»Summerchild« is a journey through the struggle of coping with inner ghosts. Each track is a different state of mind, with different ways of escaping, drifting, resisting, or clawing forward against personal demons. Some tactics hold for a time, others collapse spectacularly, but each one belongs to the same scorched path.
The album offers no clean answers or resolutions, just snapshots of life, like chapters in an unfinished quest for peace. At its heart, »Summerchild« is all about staying alive: fractured, failing, but still finding a way to ascend.”
Born in 2014, Bordeaux-based trio Red Sun Atacama combine desert rock psychedelia and punk fury. Volcanic and wild, Chilean Atacama Desert mesmerizes the band as much as it inspires them. Their sound is driven by its beyond compare magnetism. Spread through the impetuous fuzz of legends Fu Manchu, Nebula or Mondo Generator, Red Sun Atacama praise the burning sound of the desert and the Holy Groove with irresistible slashing riffs!
Photo credit: Hugues de Castillo
Their self-released debut EP »Part 1« came out in 2015, a few years before the band unleashed a bubbling first album entitled »Licancabur« in 2018 via More Fuzz Records. The record definitely established the trio’s unique, raw and insolent style.
In 2022, Red Sun Atacama signed to Mrs Red Sound (French heavy psych trio Mars Red Sky’s own imprint) for the release of their sophomore studio album »Darwin«, the same year. Shaped by an overflowing desert rock, stoner and punk energy, and inspired by the Andean magic, »Darwin« received many praises from the specialised press and got the band spotted by booking agencies 3C and Bullet Seed.
On stage, Red Sun Atacama fully manage to share the same hypnotic outburst as on their recordings. They already performed in various European countries alongside international heavyweights such as Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats, Mars Red Sky, Planet Of Zeus, Slift. In 2024, they played DesertFest Antwerp (Belgium), Hellfest (France) and toured Europe in support from Dopelord (courtesy of Doomstar Bookings).
Red Sun Atacama’s new album »Summerchild« arrived on March 13th, 2026 through Mrs Red Sound on vinyl, CD and digital.
Order your copy here:
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Red Sun Atacama’s new album »Summerchild« was recorded and mixed by Amaury Sauvé at The Apiary Studio (Laval, France). Mastering by Thibault Chaumont at Deviant Lab Studio (Poitiers, France). With vocal guest Laurent McPake (Clegane) on »Passenger«. Artwork and layout by Nicolas Marciano.
Line-up:
Clément Marquez – Bass, Vocals
Vincent Hospital – Guitar
Robin Caillon – Drums
Guest musician:
Laurent McPake (Clegane) – Vocals on »Passenger«
Red Sun Atacama live:
11/04/2026 Cambrai, Betizfest
12/06/2026 Caen, Pepperrockfest
16/08/2026 Carhaix, Motocultor
Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well