Ratboys shared their final album, the Chris Walla-produced The Window, in 2023. Now, they’re again with a brand new track and a brand new label house. Additionally co-produced with Walla, “Light Night Mountains All That” is the Chicago rock band’s debut single for New West Records. Ratboys drummer Marcus Nuccio directed the accompanying music video. Watch it under.
“My unique thought was to write down an ultra-high vitality people track, within the type of The Dodos’ Visiter, with considerably spooky, mysterious, and pastoral lyrics—like what Chris Otepka of The Heligoats may conjure up on a mushroom journey,” Ratboys singer Julia Steiner mentioned in an announcement. “[The] guys and I practically went insane fleshing out the association and its odd timings collectively. I wrote the lyrics throughout that unique demoing journey, centered across the thought of a unbelievable, rural vision-quest the place the times and nights mix collectively and nothing is sort of because it appears.”
Ratboys have additionally introduced a 2026 tour of North America, which kicks off February 25 in Detroit, Michigan and runs via mid-April. They’re set to carry out at Pitchfork Music Festival London this November. Scroll right down to see all of Ratboys’ upcoming exhibits.
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Ratboys:
10-31 Amsterdam, Netherlands – London Calling Competition
11-01 Groningen, Netherlands – Take Root Competition
11-03 Edinburgh, Scotland – The Mash Home
11-04 Newcastle upon Tyne, England – Zerox
11-05 London, England – Pitchfork Music Competition London
11-07 Brighton, England – Mutations Competition
02-25 Detroit, MI – El Membership
02-26 Toronto, Ontario – Lee’s Palace ~
02-27 Montreal, Quebec – Bar “Le Ritz” PDB ~
02-28 Cambridge, MA – The Sinclair ~
03-03 Philadelphia, PA – First Unitarian Church ~
03-05 Brooklyn, NY – Warsaw ~
03-06 Washington, D.C. – 9:30 Membership ~
03-07 Richmond, VA – The Broadberry ~
03-08 Durham, NC – Motorco Music Corridor ~
03-10 Asheville, NC – The Gray Eagle ~
03-11 Atlanta, GA – Terminal West ~
03-12 Nashville, TN – The Basement East ~
03-13 Louisville, KY – Zanzabar ~
03-14 Milwaukee, WI – Vivarium
03-24 St. Louis, MO – Off Broadway •
03-25 Kansas Metropolis, MO – recordBar •
03-26 Fayetteville, AR – George’s Majestic Lounge •
03-27 Dallas, TX – Membership Dada •
03-28 Austin, TX – Mohawk •
03-30 Albuquerque, NM – Launchpad •
03-31 Phoenix, AZ – Valley Bar •
04-01 San Diego, CA – Soda Bar •
04-03 Los Angeles, CA – Teragram Ballroom •
04-04 San Francisco, CA – August Corridor •
04-06 Vancouver, British Columbia – Biltmore Cabaret •
04-07 Seattle, WA – Neumos •
04-08 Portland, OR – Aladdin Theater •
04-10 Boise, ID – Shrine Social Membership •
04-11 Salt Lake Metropolis, UT – The City Lounge •
04-13 Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater •
04-15 Omaha, NE – The Ready Room •
04-16 Minneapolis, MN – Tremendous Line •
04-17 Madison, WI – Atwood Music Corridor •
04-18 Chicago, IL – The Vic Theatre +
