Ratboys – Light Night Mountains All That
Julia Steiner nearly went insane making “Light Night Mountains All That,” and it shows in the best way. Ratboys spent time at Wisconsin’s Driftless Cabin wrestling with odd time signatures and unorthodox arrangements until they emerged with what Steiner calls their “wormhole jam.”
Chris Walla co-produced and plays piano on the six-minute track, which started as Steiner’s attempt to write “an ultra-high energy folk song, in the style of the Dodos’ Visiter.” The reference point makes sense—both bands understand how to make complexity feel natural. Guitarist Dave Sagan, drummer Marcus Nuccio, and bassist Sean Neumann maintain a frantic pace that supports Steiner’s vocals.
Lyrically, Steiner centred the song around “a fantastic, rural vision-quest where the days and nights blend and nothing is quite as it seems.” It’s psychedelic without being precious, grounded in the kind of specific imagery that makes abstract concepts tangible and relatable. The “extraterrestrial guitar bloops” mentioned in press materials aren’t gimmicky—they serve the song’s disorienting narrative.
“Light Night Mountains All That” marks Ratboys’ debut for New West Records and their first music since 2023’s acclaimed “The Window.” The new label deal comes with a massive 34-date North American tour starting in February 2026, suggesting bigger things ahead.
Tour Dates:
Europe:
- October 31 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ London Calling Festival
- November 1 – Groningen, Netherlands @ Take Root Festival
- November 3 – Edinburgh, Scotland @ The Mash House
- November 4 – Newcastle upon Tyne, England @ Zerox
- November 5 – London, England @ Pitchfork Music Festival London
- November 7 – Brighton, England @ Mutations Festival
North America:
- February 25, 2026 – Detroit, MI @ El Club
- February 26, 2026 – Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace
- February 27, 2026 – Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz PDB
- February 28, 2026 – Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair
- March 3, 2026 – Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
- March 5, 2026 – Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw
- March 6, 2026 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
- March 7, 2026 – Richmond, VA @ The Broadberry
- March 8, 2026 – Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall
- March 10, 2026 – Asheville, NC @ The Grey Eagle
- March 11, 2026 – Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West
- March 12, 2026 – Nashville, TN @ The Basement East
- March 13, 2026 – Louisville, KY @ Zanzabar
- March 14, 2026 – Milwaukee, WI @ Vivarium
- March 24, 2026 – St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway
- March 25, 2026 – Kansas City, MO @ recordBar
- March 26, 2026 – Fayetteville, AR @ George’s Majestic Lounge
- March 27, 2026 – Dallas, TX @ Club Dada
- March 28, 2026 – Austin, TX @ Mohawk
- March 30, 2026 – Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad
- March 31, 2026 – Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar
- April 1, 2026 – San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar
- April 3, 2026 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom
- April 4, 2026 – San Francisco, CA @ August Hall
- April 6, 2026 – Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret
- April 7, 2026 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos
- April 8, 2026 – Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theater
- April 10, 2026 – Boise, ID @ Shrine Social Club
- April 11, 2026 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Urban Lounge
- April 13, 2026 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
- April 15, 2026 – Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room
- April 16, 2026 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line
- April 17, 2026 – Madison, WI @ Atwood Music Hall
- April 18, 2026 – Chicago, IL @ The Vic Theatre
