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Despite its title, Ratboys’ 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/lyricist Julia Steiner finds herself estranged from. The band’s sixth studio album – its first for New West Records – fills the space that person left behind, showcasing Ratboys at the peak of their powers — twangy, effervescent, as confident as they’ve ever been, and 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, tracking at a rural WI cabin before taking the songs to Steve Albini’s famed Electrical Audio studios in Chicago and Rosebud Studio in Evanston, IL.