The Ratboys "Singin' to an Empty Chair" CS Madonna "CONFESSIONS II" Picking up where 2010's Diamond

Picking up where 2010's Diamond Eyes left off

citing the albums "celebration of the lost virtues of precision

introspective

Headspace (2019) and Strange Weather (2024)

The Ratboys "Singin' to an Empty Chair" CS Madonna "CONFESSIONS II" Picking up where 2010's DiamondDespite 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,