Interview Ratboys have a new record. Or, a new recording of old recordings. Happy Birthday, Ratboy does as it suggests: celebrating the Chicago combo's 10th anniversary by re-recording their earliest material. Formed by Julia Steiner when she was in college, the band has spanned her 20s, growing from a tentative recording project to an acclaimed outfit with three impressive records —2015's AOID, 2017's Printer's Devil— to their name. Printer's Devil was released on February 28, 2020, coming out just before the world fell apart. The album was a chronicle of upheaval and change, almost presaging times to come. In the year since, Ratboys cultivated an online community through a run of streaming shows, staged an online telethon, and re-recorded their earliest songs.