Τηε Ρφπταλ-Πφφμ (album)

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After Rät's break from music in 2026-2027 (they did have a tour in 2027 but they weren't creating music at the time) and Rät's break from the media in 2028, Rät released their fourth studio album (late 2029). Rät had been 'conjuring up the concepts and ideas' for the project for a long time. They uploaded pictures of their new look and videos of them in the studio the year of the albums release. Originally the project was going to be an EP with only remade unreleased songs. Fans noticed that the lip syncing in the muted videos (of them in the studio) didn't match up with any of the unreleased music that had been leaked previously. Fans thought that the album would have more unleaked songs due to this recurrence of non matching lip syncing. On the last day of September that year (2029) they uploaded snippets of one of the demos. It clearly wasn't any of the previously leaked songs. Rät titled the song under 'Faerie Tree-House' which is similar to the name of a previous leaked song (Faerie Quarters.) The song had similar beats and sounds but it was still quite different to the leaked song. Rät said that the project would release over the year and that they will eventually make corresponding music videos at the end of the full projects release.

The album is about new entities/new beings and new forms that Rochelle plays the character of. It's about two entities called Diane and Libra. The two entities are very closely attached spiritually so it's hard to differ between them. The album is about spirits, ghosts, paranormal happenings, haunted objects, possessions .etc.

On the 1st of October 2029 Rät released their first song from the album Δεατη (the demo version of Death) onto Spotify and YouTube. The only major changes that were made (compared to the leak) were the lyrical concept, the quality, making the released version higher in quality with some added sounds as well. The story was about getting reborn once again as a new form. Rät uploaded a snippet onto Instagram and TikTok to mark the release, also saying that the visualisers for the album will be released in double features. The visualiser for the song was released later that day.

A few weeks later Rät released the double feature of Crïtiquę and Pūzzle Pïeces which followed on the story. It was about Rät critiquing themselves because of the media's impacts and making a friend from their new self due to critiquing. They wanted to become more than friends with the girl but seemed to be friendzoned. The double feature visualiser was released on YouTube with the song released under 'Crïtiquing Pūzzle Pïeces DF' on Spotify.

On the 1st of November they uploaded the next double feature visualiser with the songs Løcket and Ωελλα which are both about unrequited love surrounding this one girl. It was titled 'Ωελλα's Løcket DF' on the YouTube visualiser. The songs were released on Spotify under the same name.

On the last day of November they released the next two songs on Spotify and uploaded the visualiser on YouTube both under the title 'ζφδ's Øne-Wæy Street DF'. The individual songs were titled Ηεψ ζφδ and Øne-Wæy Street, continuing the story of Diane's crush. Diane treats her like a god but eventually realises their efforts are no use.

On the 1st of December they released and uploaded the next double feature on Spotify and the visualiser on Youtube under the title 'Mrs. Mølly Nø Fäce. DF' The individual songs Mølly and Nø Fäce were about the character Diane overdosing on many different drugs due to their realisation that the girl they love doesn't love them back. The story continues on with them getting bullied for showing their sadness for the unrequited love they have. They end up overdosing so badly that they die and their new body is shown in the next double feature.

In the middle of December (before the 'Bïtter-Cändy, Whø’s Tø Bläme? DF') Rät released a single (for the album) to mark the beginning of a new entity named Libra. The song Λθβπα is about their 'birth' and a spiritual journey into the abyss. The visualiser for the song was released the day before the next DF.

In the middle of December they released the next double feature on Spotify and YouTube with the corresponding visualiser. It was titled under 'Bïtter-Cändy, Whø’s Tø Bläme? DF' under both. Two snippets of the behind the scenes were uploaded on TikTok shortly after, showing some of the clips from other previous visualisers (for the album). The story is about a new entity named Libra who is an extroverted friendly soul who wants to avoid conflict at all costs. Libra falls in love but the relationship with the guy becomes toxic, ridiculing them for showing 'too much' skin while also doing the same when they shows 'too less' skin, which makes her quite mad.

At the end of December they released the last double feature for the year on Spotify and YouTube with the corresponding visualiser. They were both titled under 'Plästasïzed Tïlda DF'. The first song is called Plästasïzed which is about Libra getting plastic surgery due to people bullying the way they look. They end up disliking the result, getting mad at her bullies and blame them to tricking them into doing the surgery. Libra gets revenge on all her enemies with the help of Tilda in the second song Tïlda.

On the same day they released the last song in the original take of the album (there's a deluxe version). The song was previously leaked before, Rät remade the song under the same title Φηψ Θς Τηε σκψ Ζαλλιπζ¿. The visualiser was uploaded on YouTube and the song on Spotify. The song is about all the mistakes that Libra made and how things sometimes just go wrong, and it's okay. Four snippets were uploaded on TikTok within the last week of December featuring bits of the song and the instrumental version.