Ratboys
Après quatre albums en plus de dix ans, le nouvel LP « The Window » des Chicagoans de Ratboys (dispo le 25.08 chez Topshelf Records) capture enfin le groupe tel qu’il a toujours été ! Enregistré à Seattle avec le producteur Chris Walla (Death Cab for Cutie, Tegan and Sara…), l’album évolue entre expérimentations subtiles, post-country chaleureuse, indie-rock élégant et power-pop éternelle ! Expansif tout en restant intime, audacieux mais tendre, le son des quatre ami.e.s n’a jamais été si cohérent !
English
Ratboys have been recording and releasing music for over a decade, but their newest album, The Window (Topshelf Records, August 2023), marks a number of firsts for the band. For starters, it was the first time they’d ever traveled outside their home base of Chicago to record an album, journeying to Seattle to work with producer Chris Walla for three weeks. It was also the first time they’d ever written an album collaboratively from start to finish, having added full-time members Sean Neumann on bass and Marcus Nuccio on drums in recent years. The new approaches to writing and recording are immediately apparent on The Window, which showcases the fullest, most expansive version of Ratboys’ sound.