“About Ya” by RATFINK!

There’s something quietly magnetic about Ratfink!’s new single “About Ya.” Maybe it’s the way the track eases in with that soft, heartbeat-like rhythm, or the way the bassline sways underneath glimmering guitar lines like light on water. Whatever it is, the song wraps around you before you realize it, not demanding attention but holding it effortlessly. It’s the kind of track that fits seamlessly into the stillness of a late night drive, windows down, eyes on empty streets, thoughts drifting.

Ratfink!, the Melbourne duo made up of Liv and Raph, have been building something quietly special. Old friends from high school now making music together in their Brunswick sharehouse, there’s a lived-in warmth to their sound, like it’s been passed back and forth between them over time.

“About Ya” carries that feeling forward, gentle but full of texture. You can hear their influences, dream pop haze, hints of R&B smoothness, the lo-fi honesty of indie rock, but they don’t play like genre tourists. Everything blends naturally, like this is just how the world sounds through their shared lens.

The vocals, especially, feel like a conversation more than a performance. There’s a softness in how Liv and Raph sing, not shy, but intentional, like they’re revealing something they’ve been holding onto. When their voices meet in the center of the track, circling around the line “song is about, wasn’t gonna tell you,” it’s a moment that lands without fanfare but leaves an ache behind. It’s not dramatic. It just feels real.

Ratfink! have this ability to make understatement feel rich, like the magic is in what they don’t say. “About Ya” doesn’t overreach, it just settles in, steady and shimmering, inviting you to stay a little longer. With their debut album WHEN U WERE MINE on the way, it’s clear they’re not chasing a sound. They’re building one. And if this single is any indication, it’s one worth keeping close.

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