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- Summary: The latest full-length release from Chicago indie rock band Ratboys was produced with Chris Walla.
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- Record Label: New West Records
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
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- Positive: 13 out of 13
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- Feb 6, 2026That’s the quiet breakthrough here—the work, as Steiner writes it, isn’t about floating above anger or grief but learning how to live inside it. You can hear that tension in the way her voice stays measured even when the guitars go scorched‑earth, or in how a lyric often holds two contradictory truths at once.
- Feb 4, 2026At a time when country-tinged indie rock is by no means in short supply in America - Wednesday, Waxahatchee and MJ Lenderman all spring to mind - Ratboys have earned their seat at the top table.
- Feb 5, 2026Ratboys bring their best, most compositionally advanced songs, moving from tightly wound indie pop to the serene hammock sway of country rock to territories far dreamier and uncertain. Their performances are varied and versatile without feeling like a different band has taken over each song.
- Record CollectorFeb 2, 2026Ratboys have definitively made one of 2026's first brilliant albums. [Feb 2026, p.103]
- Feb 5, 2026The result is a wonderful album that shows the band revving their engine once again, ready to take another long, curious lap around the block.
- Feb 4, 2026Despite its multi-purpose recording approach, widely varying tempos, and ever-changing moods, it's Ratboys' most cohesive album yet and one that will likely connect with those fruitlessly seeking closure.
- Feb 9, 2026Ratboys have always sounded like an indie rock band comfortably integrating country elements alongside their core sound. On Singin’ To An Empty Chair they sound a little too comfortable at times.
