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Ratboys<\/a> have announced a deluxe edition of their latest album Singin\u2019 to an Empty Chair<\/em><\/a>. Due out September 25 on New West Records<\/a>, the expanded edition features covers of tracks from the album by PUP<\/a>, Wild Pink<\/a>, Ducks Ltd.<\/a>, Bad Bad Hats<\/a>, and Free Range<\/a>. Ratboys also threw in a cover of their own, a version of Texas punk band the Marked Man\u2019s \u201cFix My Brain\u201d recorded for SiriusXM earlier this year\u2014check that out below.<\/p>\n \u201cWe thought it\u2019d be fun to cover one of our favorite songs and then to ask some of our closest friends and biggest inspirations in music to put their spin on some of our new songs,\u201d lead singer and guitarist Julia Steiner said. \u201cIt\u2019s a total trip and such an honor to hear the album songs transformed into something new entirely, and we can\u2019t say thank you enough to our pals for making it happen.\u201d<\/p>\n The band paired the announcement with the release of their first NPR Tiny Desk Concert. During the set, they performed older favorite\u201cBlack Earth, WI\u201d as well as two songs off Singin\u2019 to an Empty Chair<\/em><\/a>: \u201cPenny in the Lake\u201d and \u201cWhat\u2019s Right?\u201d They\u2019ll bring their live show to a number of UK, European, and North American cities later this year on a tour with Smidley<\/a>, the solo project of Foxing frontman Conor Murphy. Watch Ratboys\u2019 Tiny Desk, and browse a full tour itinerary, below.<\/p>\n