Chicago indie rockers Ratboys evolve from ‘country mouse’ to ‘city rat’ on latest album

Source WBEZ
Original Load Date Feb. 6, 2026, 8:01 a.m.
Last Updated Feb. 6, 2026, 8:01 a.m.
Original URL https://www.wbez.org/music/2026/02/06/chicago-indie-rockers-ratboys-release-latest-album-singing-to-an-empty-chair

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Ratboys are closing “The Window” and pulling up a “Chair” on their latest album, signaling they have made themselves at home and are going to stay a while. The Chicago-based indie rock quartet’s sixth record, “Singin’ to an Empty Chair,” (released Feb. 6) comprises 11 tracks drenched in twangy folk...