28 · 10 · 2025
Indie rock stalwarts Ratboys have announced their upcoming album titled ‘Singin’ To An Empty Chair’.
The band will return to the UK next month, performing at Pitchfork London on November 4th, followed by a show at Brighton’s Mutations Festival on November 6th.
The purpose of their visit? They have new music to share. Their forthcoming studio album ‘Singin’ To An Empty Chair’—their sixth album—will be released on February 6th, marking their first collaboration with New West Records.
Created during intense rural rehearsals, the band recorded at Steve Albini’s renowned Electrical Audio studio in Chicago, and later wrapped up at Rosebud Studio in Evanston, Illinois.
“We aimed to treat this record like it was a quilt,” explains bassist Sean Neumann. “We recorded the tracks in various locations, crafting distinct scenes for different songs. We captured certain segments in various spaces and alternated them throughout the album to enhance the narrative of each song.”
Their new single ‘Anywhere’ has just been released—a heartfelt, melodic offering of indie rock that showcases the band’s optimistic direction.
Give it a listen now.
Tracklist:
1. Open Up
2. Know You Then
3. Light Night Mountains All That
4. Anywhere
5. Penny in the Lake
6. Strange Love
7. The World, So Madly
8. Just Want You to Know the Truth
9. What’s Right?
10. Burn It Down
11. At Peace in the Hundred Acre Wood
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Indie rock veterans Ratboys have announced their upcoming album titled 'Singin' To An Empty Chair'. The band is set to return to the UK next month, as Ratboys are scheduled to