Feb. 14, 2025

Black Earth, WI by Ratboys

I've been a fan of the Ratboys for a few years now, and they've always had some country twang in their sound, just lurking beneath the surface, but their more recent albums, Happy Birthday, Ratboy and Printer's Devil, deviated slightly away from that. This single same out and decided, fuck that, we're leaning heavily into the country influence now. This was the first single to drop from their actual latest album, The Window, released in 2023, and the entire LP is full of this. I fully believe their pivot into country paid off, as they were already amazing artists, now it just feels like they're having fun with it. Fully recommend their entire discography, nothing but bangers