We’ve got a lot of highly anticipated indie rock albums on the horizon for 2026, including Ratboys’ Singin’ To An Empty Chair. So far the the Chicago band has shared “Light Night Mountains All That” and “Anywhere,” and today they’re back with “What’s Right?”
Vocalist Julia Steiner explains:
We approached this song like an experiment in the studio, stitching together three different drum performances, in three different-sounding environments, to guide us through some dramatic scene changes within the song. We referenced the tight, yet expansive sonics of the War On Drugs and the desert landscapes of Thelma And Louise. The back half of the song came to me in a dream and remains one of the few times that I’ve had the presence of mind to record an idea immediately upon waking. Most of the lyrics and melody came out in that moment, and for that I’m still mystified and extremely grateful.
It’s a good one. Listen below.
Singin’ To An Empty Chair is out 2/6 via New West Records.
