Printer's Devil (album)

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Printer's Devil
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 28, 2020 (2020-02-28)
StudioDecades Music Studio
Length39:00
Label Topshelf
Producer Erik Rasmussen
Ratboys chronology
GN
(2017)
Printer's Devil
(2020)
Happy Birthday, Ratboy
(2021)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 8.0/10 [1]
Metacritic 81/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Chicago Tribune Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [4]
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Exclaim! 7/10 [6]
Paste 7.3/10 [7]
Pitchfork 7.7/10 [8]

Printer's Devil is the third studio album from American indie rock band Ratboys, released on February 28, 2020.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Julia Steiner

Printer's Devil track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Alien with a Sleep Mask On"3:50
2."Look To"4:00
3."My Hands Grow"3:52
4."A Vision"3:52
5."Anj"3:24
6."I Go Out at Night"3:07
7."Victorian Slumhouse"4:20
8."Clever Hans"5:30
9."Listening"3:25
10."Printer's Devil"4:32
Total length:39:00

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