Emma Ruth Rundle
Country of origin:
U.S.
Type of music generally:
Beautiful & fierce evocative/eclectic altpop
Status:
Most recent release, May Our Chambers Be Full (with Thou, 2020)
See also:
Emma Ruth Rundle's siteEmma Ruth Rundle's bandcamp page
Emma Ruth Rundle's facebook page
Wikipedia's entry for Emma Ruth Rundle
Emma Ruth Rundle is also a member of Red Sparowes, Marriages, and Nocturnes
Bandcamp page for side project The Headless Prince of Zolpidem
Comparisons:
Bat for Lashes, Torres
Covers/own material:
Own
General comments:
Deep and evocative—impressively affecting without being overwrought. (Neile)
Recommended first album:
Either
Recordings:
- Electric Guitar One (EP, 2014)
- Some Heavy Ocean (2014)
- Marked For Death (2016)
- The Time Between Us (split EP with Jaye Jayle, 2017)
- On Dark Horses (2018)
- May Our Chambers Be Full (with Thou, 2020)
Some Heavy Ocean
Release info:
2014—Sargent House—SH118
Availability:
Hello Merch
Ecto priority:
Highly recommended
Group members:
Emma Ruth Rundle—vocals, guitars, keyboards, flue, bass
Guest artists:
Chris Common—drums, percussion, bass, keyboards, vocals
Andrea Calderon—string arrangements and performance, vocals
Greg Burns—pedal steel
Henry Kohen—guitar ((2)
Comments:
What a gorgeous, mournful, powerful album this is. It obsessed me for weeks and weeks with its emotive power, and how it feels like an emotional journey. Every time I play it I get caught up in it. Though she sounds a little like other artists (Bat for Lashes, Torres) her inventiveness is her own. I adore this album. (Neile)pretty spectacular "dark-folk." A favorite of 2014. (mcurry@io.com)
It makes me feel like a gutted young person again in the best way possible. (timjy@sbcglobal.net)
Marked For Death (2016)
Release info:
2016—Sargent House—SH 162
Availability:
Wide
Ecto priority:
Highly recommended
Group members:
Emma Ruth Rundle—all guitars, vocals
Guest artists:
Andrew Clinco—drums, percussion
Troy Zeigler—bass
Andrea Calderon—violin, vocal harmonies
Jason Adams—cello
Produced by:
Emma Ruth Rundle and Sonny DiPerri
Comments:
Such a great album! Haunting and moody in all the best ways. Just as great (or perhaps even better) as Some Heavy Ocean. (Neile)One of the best albums of the year. (timjy@sbcglobal.net)
On Dark Horses
Release info:
2018—Sargent House—SH197
Availability:
Wide
Ecto priority:
Highly recommended
Group members:
Emma Ruth Rundle—vocals, guitars, flute
Guest artists:
Dylan Nadon—drums, percussion
Evan Patterson—guitars, vocals, piano
Todd Cook—bass
Produced by:
Kevin Ratterman
Comments:
I didn't know how much I needed a new Emma Ruth Rundle disc until this came out. In sound it's very like her two previous albums, but as always the songwriting makes it distinct and dangerously full of emotion. Don't listen to it unless you're ready to get carried into a rich, beautiful, and often aching darkness. This is one of my top albums of 2018. Maybe *the* top. (Neile)
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