Chicago indie rockers Ratboys - singer Julia Steiner, guitarist Dave Sagan drummer Marcus Nuccio and bassist Sean Neumann - release their latest album, 'Printer’s Devil' on February 28 via Topshelf Records. Today they share another single from the record, 'Anj'.
“‘Anj’ is the first song we wrote for the record,” says Steiner. “It tells the story of my childhood babysitter, a woman named Angie (Anj for short) who watched my siblings and I while my parents worked full time. The verses recall little moments when she held me and comforted me when I was a tiny baby and then eventually as I grew into a small child.
“As time has passed and I’ve gotten older, I’ve kept in touch with Anj, and I’ve noticed our relationship changing,” Steiner continues. “One time when we got together recently, she confided in me about some trauma she had experienced. It was a fundamental role reversal—she spoke to me not just as a fellow adult, but really she leaned on me for support and comfort in that moment.
“I did my best to listen and be there for her, to return the gesture of reassurance and love. And I think I needed to write this song to honor that experience,” she concludes. “To say out loud for once and for all that I’m—that we’re—not alone.”
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