Ratboys - Singin' to an Empty Chair

Ratboys - Singin' to an Empty ChairAvailable on indie exclusive autographed green 2 LP wax with side D etching Despite its title, Ratboys new album Singin to an Empty Chair is not defined by whats missing. Rather, its the beginning of an important dialogue with a close loved one vocalist Julia Steiner finds herself estranged from. The music on the bands sixth studio album its first for New West Records fills the space that person left behind with 11 songs showcasing Ratboys at the peak

There's an elegantly sad quality

moonlit float on an endless sea

Yo La Tengo or Cat Power

Every song is fed

additional vocals from The REV Gang choir

Following in those footsteps

and at times a sobering take on the weightier sides of shoegaze

“Speeding 72" details a fast burning romance between two kids who meet at a show and then go for a ride

too — and I don’t want to be forced into any narrative

airy vocals

releasing it via the city’s esteemed Keeled Scales label in 2018

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