“Paste Pick: The Chicago band turns therapy’s in‑between spaces into songs that resist neat resolutions, letting emotional maturity bite down instead of smoothing everything over.”
“Bringing their country-tinted indie rock to boundless new landscapes, the Chicago band returns with their most emotionally affecting and compositionally advanced songs to date.”
“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”
“Ratboys are better than ever on Singin’ To An Empty Chair”