""My original idea was to write an ultra-high energy folk song, in the style of The Dodos' Visiter, with somewhat spooky, mysterious, and pastoral lyrics-like what Chris Otepka of The Heligoats might conjure up on a mushroom trip,""
""[The] guys and I nearly went insane fleshing out the arrangement and its odd timings together. I wrote the lyrics during that original demoing trip, centered around the idea of a fantastic, rural vision-quest where the days and nights blend together and nothing is quite as it seems.""
Ratboys released the single "Light Night Mountains All That", co-produced with Chris Walla, and announced it as their debut release for New West Records. Marcus Nuccio, the band's drummer, directed the accompanying music video. The song began as an attempt to craft an ultra-high-energy folk piece with spooky, mysterious, and pastoral lyrics inspired by psychedelic imagery and The Dodos' Visiter. The band worked intensively on an arrangement featuring odd timings during demo sessions. The lyrics describe a fantastic rural vision-quest where days and nights blend and reality feels altered. Ratboys also announced a 2026 North American tour beginning February 25 in Detroit and performances including Pitchfork Music Festival London.
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