…the expanded version features covers of tracks from the album by PUP, Wild Pink, Ducks Ltd., Bad Bad Hats, and Free Range. Ratboys also threw in a cover of their own, a version of Texas punk band the Marked Men’s “Fix My Brain” recorded for SiriusXM earlier this year.
Ratboys didn’t explode onto the scene, nor did they propel to stardom on the back of their debut. That’s a good thing, mind you: having never been through the ringer of hype machines and overnight success, the Chicago band have instead allowed their twinkling, countrified take on jangly indie rock to steadily brew for a decade-plus without any major spectacle.
Ratboys’ fifth LP Singin’ to an Empty Chair arrives with little fanfare — just the way they…

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