Hear the new song from Ratboys, “The Window”

Ratboys recently announced the upcoming release of The Window, which is due out August 25 via Topshelf. Today the band have shared the title track from the album, a gentle and aching ballad that rises up into a climactic anthem. Check it out below, via its video, directed by John TerEick.

“I wrote this song a few days after the death of my grandma in June of 2020,” said vocalist Julia Steiner in a statement. “She didn’t have covid, but because of the pandemic my grandpa wasn’t able to visit her in person at the nursing home to say goodbye. He ended up standing outside her room and saying goodbye through an open window. A lot of the lyrics are direct quotes of things he said to her in those final moments.” 

The Window follows 2020’s Printer’s Devil.

Ratboys tour dates:

Aug. 25 – Chicago, IL @ Schubas Tavern
Sep. 21 – Champaign-Urbana, IL @ Pygmalion Festival
Sep. 22 – Columbus, OH @ Rumba Cafe
Sep. 23 – Washington, DC @ Songbyrd
Sep. 26 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
Sep. 27 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
Sep. 28 – Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
Sep. 29 – Montreal, QC @ POP Montreal
Sep. 30 – Toronto, ON @ Monarch Tavern
Oct. 2 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Bottlerocket Social Hall
Oct. 3 – Cleveland, OH @ No Class
Oct. 4 – Ferndale, MI @ Magic Bag
Oct. 6 – St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club
Oct. 7 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Back Room at Colectivo Coffee
Oct. 19 – Omaha, NE @ Reverb
Oct. 21 – Denver, CO @ Globe Hall
Oct. 22 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
Oct. 24 – Seattle, WA @ Madame Lou’s
Oct. 25 – Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
Oct. 27 – San Francisco, CA @ Cafe du Nord
Oct. 28 – Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room Highland Park
Oct. 29 – San Diego, CA @ The Loft at UC San Diego
Oct. 30 – Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room
Oct. 31 – Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar
Nov. 2 – San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger
Nov. 3 – Austin, TX @ Empire Control Room & Garage
Nov. 4 – Dallas, TX @ Club Dada
Dec. 22 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall