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Ratboys – Singin' To An Empty Chair (Indie Exclusive, Green And Brown Marble Vinyl)

Description

Ratboys' 'Singin' To An Empty Chair' is an exclusive indie release on green and brown marble vinyl. This album features a blend of heartfelt lyrics and captivating melodies, showcasing the band's unique sound. Don't miss out on this limited edition release from New West Records.

Highlights

• Exclusive green and brown marble vinyl
• Features collaborations with Marta Sofia Honer and William Corduroy
• Includes 12 tracks of indie goodness
• Released by New West Records
• Available for a limited time

Track Listing

01. Far Cry

02. Dream Theme (feat. Marta Sofia Honer)

03. Lilacs

04. Tea (feat. William Corduroy)

05. Time (feat. William Corduroy)

06. Leaves (feat. Irvin Pierce & Andrew Toombs)

07. Life Lessons

08. Froggy Meadow

09. Alone With Guitar

10. Dormir Très Bien

11. Deep Sleep (feat. Jeremiah Chiu, Marta Sofia Honer, Matt Gold, Macie Stewart)

12. Life Goes On

13. Memories of Dreams

Format Details

• Label: New West Records
• Genre: Indie
• Release Date: 2026-05-01
• Format: Vinyl

INDIE EXCLUSIVE, GREEN AND BROWN MARBLE VINYL

Item #: LP-NW-7066IE
UPC: 607396706617
EAN: 0607396706617

Indie Exclusive
2LP, Green and Brown Marble Vinyl, 4th side etching, gatefold, printed sleeves, marketing sticker
Item Information

    Artist: Ratboys
    Title: Singin' to an Empty Chair
    Genre: Indie & Alternative / Alternative Rock / American Alternative
    Label: New West Records

Despite its title, Ratboys’ new album Singin’ to an Empty Chair is not defined by what’s missing. Rather, it’s the beginning of an important dialogue with a close loved one, vocalist Julia Steiner finds herself estranged from. The music on the band’s sixth studio album – its first for New West Records – fills the space that person left behind with 11 songs showcasing Ratboys at the peak of their powers — twangy, effervescent, as confident as they’ve ever been, and perhaps more emotionally interrogative than ever before. The four-piece Chicago band followed up 2023’s highly acclaimed The Window by reconvening with co-producer Chris Walla to begin tracking at a rural Wisconsin cabin before taking the songs to Steve Albini’s famed Electrical Audio studios in Chicago and later to Rosebud Studio in Evanston, Illinois. The results veer from bubbly power-pop on “Anywhere” to irresistible post-country on “Penny in the Lake,” along with heart-piercing ballads like “Just Want You to Know the Truth” and an exhilarating detour into the extraterrestrial on “Light Night Mountains All That,” which Steiner dubs the band’s mammoth “wormhole jam.” Singin’ to an Empty Chair also marks the first Ratboys album written since Steiner began therapy, which the singer/lyricist credits for the clarity found across the album’s unflinching examinations of relationship and self. Fittingly, as the album begins by extending a hand into the void, it concludes with a scene of serenity – all while weaving candid honesty, humor, chaos, and whimsy along the way. “It's not all doom and gloom,” Steiner says. “The experience of making this record definitely gives me hope for whatever happens next.”

• Format: Vinyl
• Availability : PRE ORDER
• Genre: ALT/INDIE
• Format Type: 2xLP
• Released: 2026-05-01