The Ratboys "Singin' to an Empty Chair" 2026-04-10 With a bigger recording budget

With a bigger recording budget

Now available again on vinyl with a gatefold cover

Captured here in a raw but inspired board mix by Kramer and restored and mastered from the analog source by Alan Douches at West West Side Music

vulnerable music that’s a clarion call to act

The album was originally released on vinyl in December 1988 through Roadkill Records

The Ratboys "Singin' to an Empty Chair" 2026-04-10 With a bigger recording budgetDespite 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 of their powers twangy, effervescent, as confident as theyve ever been,