Tag Emma Ruth Rundle
I’ve been sitting on this one a while. It came out at the end of Feb and it is now the end of March. Life got in the way and something as expansive and emotional as this album was just too much to… Continue Reading →
The continuous evolutionary flux of Emma Ruth Rundle has been fascinating to follow and listen to – from her time in Marriages, to her solo material and collaborations with Chelsea Wolfe and Thou, she is always pushing sonic boundaries, revealing… Continue Reading →
The cover for the album at hand might look like there is some folky black metal hiding beneath it, but that’s not what you will find here. What is it then? Well, those who have been following alternative and underground… Continue Reading →
“The sound of a teardrop falling onto a moss-covered stone. The sound of a heart breaking. The sound of a rosebud opening at dawn.” The sentences above could well be taken from a romantic poem or a Zen koan, like… Continue Reading →
Two years ago a collaboration between Emma Ruth Rundle and Thou would have seemed unthinkable; the soft, ethereal darkness of Emma’s gentle chords and clean singing the polar opposite of Thou’s brash, sludge-tinged brutality. However, at Roadburn 2019 this exact… Continue Reading →
Prior to seeing them support Emma Ruth Rundle at a gig last year, I have to admit I hadn’t heard of Dystopian Future Movies but I was completely taken in by their lush and yet menacing experimental, atmospheric post rock/metal… Continue Reading →
In recent years, there has been a surge in the popularity of female singer songwriters from the darker end of the spectrum such as Louise Lemón, Nicole Sabouné, Anna von Hausswolff and of course Chelsea Wolfe, effortlessly crossing musical boundaries,… Continue Reading →
For those not familiar with Emma Ruth Rundle, she first made a name for herself as part of post rock band Red Sparrowes, before moving onto the slightly more melodic Marriages, followed by the folkgaze of The Nocturnes and eventually… Continue Reading →
The follow up to 2014’s ‘Old World New Wave’ sees many changes in the Ides of Gemini camp. The trio are now a four-piece – with vocalist Sera Timms and guitarist Jason Bennett now joined by drummer Scott Batiste (of… Continue Reading →