Ratboys – ‘The Window’ album review


Written collaboratively from start to finish in Seattle, ‘The Window’ is the fourth album from Chicago’s Ratboys – and it finds the four-piece ruminating on love and grief. ‘Making Noise for the Ones You Love’ opens the album with a burst of intense feedback and pulsating drums that recall Deerhunter or The Walkmen. Julia Steiner’s…

Ratboys – ‘It’s Alive’


Chicago’s Ratboys have shared the video for new single ‘It’s Alive’ ahead of the release of their fourth album, ‘The Window’ on 25 August via Topshelf Records. The band have played with the like of Soccer Mommy, Pup and Wild Pink and the new record showcases their sonically diverse sound. ‘It’s Alive’ opens with a…