Emma Ruth Rundle and A.L.N. – the man behind black metal act Mizmor – took a hike to discuss life, religion and art, while picking apart Mizmor's new album one lyric at a time
ERR & Thou Roadburn 2019 Collab Set Photos / Review
ROADBURN FESTIVAL 11th – 14th April 2019 Tilburg, Netherlands
DAY 2 – FRIDAY
Another trek to the Koepelhal, this time for the artist in residence: Thou. Out of four distinctive sets they were to perform, a collaboration with Emma Ruth Rundle was the one I got to see. It was captivating watching it slowly unravel, the dichotomy between Emma Ruth’s and Brian’s voices, the simultaneous harshness and emotiveness of it all. Throw a cover of The Cranberries Hollywood in the mix and we all got ourselves a rather unexpected treat. Although, at this point, nothing about Thou should be surprising to anyone anymore.
Show Review: Emma Ruth Rundle & Mono at the Masonic Lodge in Los Angeles
via New Noise
The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever has been hosting shows for the last few years now and it always brings in the eerie vibes, especially to a show like this. I got inside the venue and a wall of haze and very somber instrumental music greeted me.
As the room quickly filled up, the opening act comes on stage. Los Angeles native, Emma Ruth Rundle comes back to the city of angels. Playing her signature mix of ambient and folk with the hint of the dark and the heavy to the, at this time, packed Masonic Lodge. I’ve seen ERR 4 times now including once as Marriages, and she still gives me chills every time. Check out her last record On Dark Horses coz it is straight fire.
Emma Ruth Rundle interview (05/2019) // Metal Storm
Interview via Metal Storm
Knowing that I will have the opportunity to interview a lot of people at Roadburn but still having to work around schedules, I decided to do just two. But the very first one that was on my mind was interviewing Emma Ruth Rundle, knowing how much I loved her last record...
RP: You've had a big change of location and you've finally recorded in a studio with a band, which obviously had a big effect on the new album to make it different from previous releases. How much did it affect the final product and would you say there's another element of it that we're missing?
ERR: I would say having a full band did change the live performance. I've played a lot solo before recording with this band and being with this band that I play with now. I think it adds more dynamic...
RP: Chemistry?
ERR: ...there's a different chemistry, exactly! We were tracking everything live versus doing, you know, like in the other records, I would track a main guitar part and go back and re-layer everything myself. I miss doing that and I might go back to doing that at some point, but I think it was nice. I've been touring with this band and we've developed a special energy together that I wanted to capture on On Dark Horses.
RP: So it felt nice trying something new.
ERR: Yeah, it was good.
RP: And there was also a change of location, you've moved to Louisville.
ERR: Yeah, Louisville, Kentucky. That's very very different and far away.
RP: And less agitated I suppose.
ERR: Well it's just different.
RP: In every recent interview that I read there was talk about the change of location and the band thing so I wanted to know if there's anything about the new record that made it different from the others that we should have been asking.
ERR: I think there's a lot more power in this record, that the past records were more vulnerable, and on this record I feel that personally I've come to a place of overcoming and I feel stronger as a person and as a musician. I'm more empowered. And I think that translates in this record. It's not about futility, it's about action and overcoming to some decree. So I think that's a big difference.
RP: Yeah it definitely shows. Compared to previous albums like Marked For Death, your new albums feels a lot less negative, even though it's still emotionally heavy.
ERR: I would agree with that.
RP: Songs like "Light Song" is the first time I felt you genuinely happy on record. Would you say that changes in your life made you prone to writing more positive music?
ERR: I think so.
RP: I'm glad you're a lot happier now.
ERR: Thank you!
RP: While I love "Fever Dreams", I always had the filling it felt like a mid-record song instead of an opener. Was it intentionally put as the album opener? Why?
ERR: We sequenced the album very intentionally and spent a lot of time deciding the order of the songs. We put that song at the beginning because it opens in a very intense way and immediately takes you into the world of the record.
RP: Wastes no time.
ERR: Wastes no time, it's a very expansive song and the way it ends is very heavy. For me it's one of the most emotionally impactful songs and when I do play solo I do play that song without the band. So for me it works as an opener. It was controversial for everyone involved. The label didn't know if that was the right one. The band didn't know.
RP: So I'm not the only one.
ERR: It was almost a "Fuck you" in a way. Very abrupt. It doesn't ease you in. Here it is. Get into the music with us.
RP: It's also, if I'm not mistaken, the first time that we've heard a voice other than your own on your solo records, as well as guitar works by other people than you. How does it feel to make a much more collaborative record? Would you say this would make you more open to collaborations with other artists in the future?
ERR: Not necessarily. I am doing collaborations. I am working on a collaboration with Thou. But I don't know if that's a direct result of... I think that the first few records that I've made solo, I was coming out of being in Red Sparowes and Marriages and I was sort of taking claim to my own music and my own person. And then in this record it changed a little. Evan had started singing on the song "Run Forever" while we were playing it live. It was just a natural progression of how things went. I don't know if I would do it the same way again. I found that I like having control over all of the elements.
RP: Yeah, I felt a bit guilty admitting that during Roadburn I enjoyed the last song, that you played alone, more than the set with the entire band.
ERR: Oh, thank you. I was also coming off the tour with Thou and we were playing different sets and I was playing solo. We hadn't played as a band for several months. It was funny to see how the Roadburn show would turn out. But I think at this stage I enjoy playing solo more than I do with the band.
RP: Maybe we'll see you more solo in the future.
ERR: Yeah I think so.
(Emma and Thou)
RP: Speaking a collaboration, you've done a collaborative set with Thou and you've been touring with them this spring. You also said that you're gonna record an album in the future. How did that come to be?
ERR: It sort of happened. It was almost like an internet flirtation. Always posting about how much I love them and listen to them. And they reached out to me and asked. Part of their Roadburn deal was that they had to do four sets, and one of the sets was a collaborative set. And I was just lucky enough to be the one that they chose to do it with. We've been working on it for several months and it's been a great experience. I didn't know them that well before. We played a festival together in Seattle last year and we know a lot of the same people. Anyway we've become great friends and my love for them has only deepened.
RP: I was really surprised when your performance together was announced. It was something really unexpected. It reminded me of why Roadburn is such an important festival. You can't really see things like this coming together anywhere else.
ERR: Yeah, I think that they have a strong vision, they're visionaries, Walther and Becky. They do so much for this community and strengthening it and pushing us all, the boundaries of what's comfortable, and made something new from that. And I totally agree with you, couldn't have said it better.
RP: And you were with Thou during their skate park Misfits set as well, which I've sadly missed. How did that idea come to be and how was the experience?
ERR: That was part of their Roadburn four sets as well, a secret show. Obviously they've been practicing for it. I'm a huge Misfits fan so I kinda asked them if I could join for a couple of songs. If there was any cover band I'd wanna be a part of, it would be a Misfits one. And they're such punks. It was just really fun and cool. Nate from Converge was there too and Adam from Gilead Media was singing. It was a very fun moment.
RP: This is why I'm really sad because if it was just another set I could have seen it at another festival or in a tour, but that's something that's never gonna happen again.
ERR: Probably not.
RP: Like that one time they also made a secret show where they covered Nirvana songs. You could have done that as well.
ERR: I guess so, that's true. I don't know what to expect from Thou, which is something I love about them, they're so diverse.
RP: Which Misfits songs did you play with them?
ERR: Let's see. I did "Bullet", "Last Caress", "Hybrid Moments" and "Skulls".
RP: And whose idea was it to be a Misfits set?
ERR: That was their thing. They were planning this way before I was involved.
RP: Your Thou tour and collaboration aren't the first time that the metal world had their attention turned to you, since in 2015 Marriages' Salome was nominated for Alternative Metal album of the year in our Metal Storm Awards and for a lot of us that was our first taste of your music. Should we expect anything new from that project?
ERR: There's been talk of it but Deb is doing Drab Majesty and he's very busy and I've been doing a lot of solo stuff. I think that my solo stuff is getting heavier because I'm missing playing in Marriages, you know. We haven't been doing anything for many years. I would like to say that there would be something in the future but right now there's too many plans already going on.
RP: Hopefully something will come of it in the future.
ERR: Hopefully yeah, I think it would be fun for us to all get back together.
RP: On apparent hiatus for an even longer time is another one of the heavier bands you've been part of. Have there been attempts to get Red Sparrowes back together?
ERR: Well I'm in LA right now, and I can't say 100% what's happening, but I can tell you that several members of the band are playing together this week in LA.
RP: That's strange, you're in LA too.
ERR: Let's just say we're all having a visit. Start a little rumor.
RP: Well by the time I transcribe and publish this you will already have announced a reunion.
ERR: *laugh* I think if we do anything it's probably far off but it's not out of the question.
RP: Because when was the last time you performed together? Was it 2011? 2010? Something like that.
ERR: Yeah.
RP: And I suppose that Headless Prince of Zolpidem is to remain a one-off thing?
ERR: I'm actually working on some new music for that too.
RP: You've been working on quite a lot of stuff.
ERR: That's all you can do, work. I like to stay busy. Otherwise my mind would drive me insane.
RP: Hasn't it already?
ERR: Yeah, I guess it sort of has.
RP: There was a song that you used to play but I'm not sure if it ever made it to the studio. What happened to "Gilded Cage"?
ERR: That song's gonna be on the next record.
RP: Ok, so we already have a confirmed one. And besides music you're also at Roadburn with an art exhibition, which I've noticed that, like your record, is very focused on horses, what can you tell us about that?
ERR: Well the record became about horses through this lyrics on "Darkhorse", you know, the metaphor of the dark horse, something or someone that isn't likely to succeed but comes out ahead. That lyric sort of became a title and force behind the record, and then I just started gravitating towards images of horses and using them as a metaphor for different things that I was going through. And all those paintings I was making after the record was done while I was going through the sequencing and the editing and the press cycle. I think you can see the paintings evolve. The blue one was the first one and that one was just something I was doing, I guess, for fun. And then that kinda became more restrained and tied up. I think that was my reaction to how the music business was affecting. The horses were something easy for me to use as images, as shapes.
RP: They're really really ugly in a good way. And they were right next to Marissa Nadler's, which were very pretty and colorful.
ERR: I love her paintings!
RP: Yeah, I love them too.
ERR: I love her.
RP: I'd say that as well, but it wouldn't come off right.
ERR: She's a great person. I really enjoyed her performance at Roadburn.
RP: Yeah, me too.
ERR: I hope someday her and I can do something together, I would love to collaborate with her.
RP: Oh, ok, so you're really not busy enough, you want a collaboration with Marissa Nadler as well.
ERR: Yeah.
RP: I'm not that much into visual arts, I'm really entry level. How would you describe them as part of a wave, as part of a style? Like expressionism or abstractionism?
ERR: I don't know if I have any way of describing it. I'm not a super well educated fine artist either. I'd describe them as outsider art.
RP: So we're both not really that deep into the history, more just appreciating it.
ERR: I have an interest, I did go to art school, but I dropped out, so I don't have a degree.
RP: Would you say there's any visual artist or painter that you'd recommend us to check out.
ERR: I think there's a lot of current artists. There's so many amazing artists on Instagram. There's this artist that I've discovered, it's nothing like what I do. My favorite painter right now is this guy called David Kassan. I went to an art convention in LA a few years ago, and there's hundreds and hundreds of artists with paintings through the gallery and having booths there, and I saw this painting, a small realist portrait of an older woman. She's covering one of her eyes and has a cigarette. And it was so moving and striking. I wrote down his name and looked him up. He mostly now paints Holocaust survivors. His work is just incredibly powerful and moving. He's my favorite painter. I was lucky enough to meet him in person, he came up to a show in New Mexico. He's an artist that I really really adore.
RP: Thanks, we will check it out. And as a Roadburn festival-goer, which was your favorite band to have seen?
ERR: I think this year I would have to say Sumac was just incredible. There were so many great things that I saw, but that show really left an impression on me. That band and the way that they blend things, I think it was the most avant-garde I've seen Sumac be.
RP: It was the most avant-garde I've seen most bands. And what did you think about the DIY panel?
ERR: I thought it was nice, I was mostly there to support Cathy from Sargent House. I think it's good to have some business savvy, to keep these things in mind when you're an artist, but your main job should be creativity and not being focused to much on the business side of things. I think that it's important to have a grasp on your business. You don't wanna be completely with your head in the clouds. I'm very lucky that I have Cathy who works for and with me and takes care of a lot of stuff, so I have a very good support team. You wanna be well educated enough that you can navigate the world, especially since what we're doing is a smaller community, have a grasp of it to look out for yourself but it should never get in the way of making art.
RP: I've seen your Amoeba "What's In My Bag?" episode. You've had a vinyl ofGhost In The Shell, the soundtrack.
ERR: Oh yeah, it's funny I was listening to it this morning.
RP: Woah. And which one of the two movies do you like the most?
ERR: You mean like the original and the remake?
RP: No, no, not the remake. The very first one, the original, and the sequel.
ERR: I don't know if I've seen the sequel. If I have it's been a long time. They re-released the original on 70 mm film at a theater where I was able to go and see it and I think that reignited my love for the movie and I went and got this soundtrack. The sequel, I'd have to re-watch it, I can't say with certainty, I don't have any memory of it right now.
RP: What's your favorite Alcest record?
ERR: I don't know. I really like Shelter because I was on tour with them when they were supporting that record. So it has a lot of special emotions for me. And I love Kodamatoo, I've been listening to it a lot since it came out.
RP: That's it, thank you! Have fun!
ERR: Thank you so much, take care.
Emma will be performing at Levitation 2019 in Austin, TX for a special Sargent House showcase with Deafheaven, Brutus, Russian Circles, Jaye Jayle & Lingua Ignota. Tickets HERE.
Changing the game: Emma Ruth Rundle at Roadburn 2019
Feature via Never Mind the Hype
Roadburn had no shortage of female musicians, generally being awesome. Whether it is the heavy bass work of Tamaki Kunishi (MONO), the multi-layered keyboards of Helen Stanley (Crippled Black Phoenix) or Amalie Bruun (Myrkur) achieving two critically acclaimed black metal albums. Of course, it seems redundant writing about female representation in heavy music today, let alone in regards to a massively diverse festival such as Roadburn. However, it isn’t all that long ago that bands were marketed as ‘all female’ or ‘female fronted’ as if this was something new. So even in this day and age, with those labels long gone out of hot shot marketers’ mouths, female representation is as important and relevant as ever. Enter Emma Ruth Rundle, who is prominently featured at this year’s festival and quickly became one of this edition’s most valuable players.
Thursday: The Rise of Rundle
The visitors audibly complaining about long queues at the Patronaat wholly weren’t prepared for a packed Koepelhal. With a line all the way to the entrance outside, visitors scrambled to get a glimpse of Emma Ruth Rundle. Hailing from Kentucky, the songwriter, guitarist and visual artist comes to showcase all of those talents at Roadburn. And good things come to those who wait, because the patiently waiting visitors where greeted with a crushing, heavy performance. With her mixture of folk, post-rock and metal, Emma Ruth Rundle showcases a knack for diverse songwriting, one profusely featured on her 2018 album On Dark Horses. As a visual artist, she also has a spot at the Full Bleed Expo, showcasing her art inspired by her latest album, unique and otherworldly.
A thundering Thou on Friday
And yet again, a massive queue awaited visitors at the Koepelhal. And for good reason, because the early evening saw a collaborative performance by sludge metalband Thou and Emma Ruth Rundle herself. It seems like an eclectic choice, mixing their pounding, sludgy foundation, groovy riffs and harsh vocals with Emma Ruth Rundle’s angelic voice. However, it turns out to be one of the highlights on Friday. A surprisingly seamless synergy, with towering vocals and crushing sludge metal, like two colors bleeding together to form a new one.
Punk’s not dead at Ladybird Skatepark
One of the most intimate and special places prominently featured this year was Ladybird Skatepark. With beautiful yet unnerving performances such as Lingua Ignota or an exhaustive, cathartic hardcore gig by Great Grief, it seems only fitting that Emma Ruth Rundle would make another surprise appearance, located right between the Koepelhal and her exhibition. This results in another energetic collaboration with Thou, playing high-octane covers of punk legends The Misfits.
It only goes to show why Emma Ruth Rundle, and to an extent Thou themselves, became one of Roadburn’s MVP’s. Not only because Emma Ruth Rundle is extremely good at what she does, but also because she is changing the game, pushing boundaries in the heavy music scene.
Tour continues // ticketing info at emmaruthrundle.com
Full article + photo gallery via Twin Cities Media
Closing out the intense night of music was Thou and Emma Ruth Rundle. Both powerhouses on their own, the two acts decided to join forces and give a few select cities the treat of seeing a collaborative set (thank you Jimmy from False for bringing this event to the Twin Cities). Now, as mentioned and per usual, I was going in a wee bit blind to this show so I couldn’t tell you if the songs being performed were by Thou, Emma Ruth Rundle, or brand new songs they all wrote together. What I can tell you is the way the music came across was absolutely perfect and honestly I could have easily been fooled into thinking that this was just one band that has been performing for years, not a collaboration that will only last a couple of shows.
The way that Emma Ruth Rundle’s songbird-like voice mixed with the intensity of vocalist Bryan Funck was truly goose-bump inducing. You would think that Bryan’s growls and primal sounding vocals would overpower the sweetness of Emma’s but that was far from the case. Emma’s voice has an energy about that, although completely different than Bryan’s, easily held it’s own. As mentioned, walking in blind I couldn’t tell you what song was who’s or anything like that but I think that just goes to prove the creativity, artistry and respect that was on the stage. Without trying to be anything than what they were, both Thou and Emma Ruth Rundle brought their own style and sound to the stage and made it a partnership that I truly hope continues to grow past these couple of tour dates. Dark and intense while being light and sweet, this set was one of those sets where I was completely lost in the music and the energy.
Emma Ruth Rundle – What’s In My Bag? // Amoeba Music
Emma Ruth Rundle goes shopping at Amoeba Music in Los Angeles. Her latest album 'On Dark Horses' is available on Sargent House Records.
Check out her picks:
Thom Yorke - Suspiria (2018) [Original Soundtrack] (LP) http://bit.ly/2HSyFO1
YOB - Our Raw Heart (LP)
Emmylou Harris - Wrecking Ball [Record Store Day] (LP)
Tim Hecker - Konoyo (LP)
Kenji Kawai - Ghost In The Shell [Original Soundtrack] (LP)
The Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (LP)
SRSQ - Unreality (LP)
Various Artists - The Gamelan Of The Walking Warriors: Gamelan Beleganjur & The Music Of The Ngaben Funerary Ritual In Bali (LP)
Ted Lucas - Ted Lucas (LP)
Full feature via Treble
Emma Ruth Rundle doesn’t lend herself to passive listening. Her latest album, On Dark Horses, released last fall via Sargent House, finds the artist sharing personal struggles, combining atmospheric and emotionally gripping instrumentation. Rundle explores some difficult and complicated terrain, such as challenges with mental illness; in creating the record, she sought to present a work of music that would be empowering and provide hope.
Rundle’s craft contains a remarkable balance of feeling and technicality. She weaves melodies into bright moments of melancholy with her vocal inflections, maintaining a somber guitar tone which allows for a captivating fusion. In a phone call with Treble, Rundle says she looks to explore sounds that naturally come to mind and what feelings they carry with them.
“I just tend to pick up the guitar and play until there’s something that strikes a chord with me,” she says. “As I play over and over again, the [guitar] parts and [vocal] melody develop a concept for what the heart of the song is; it’s almost like a therapeutic process, pulling out these ideas and symbols for me that I’ll then start to sketch lyrics around.
“The music I make is a result of all the influences I grew up with being a kid of the 90s,” she adds. “The music is affected by whatever emotional state I’m in while writing it. [The process is] sort of a culmination of the history of what I’ve been exposed to that has formed my writing style and how I’m feeling. I think what I do is more of a stream of consciousness in its formative stages.”
On Dark Horses embodies a fascinating duality; the flow of instrumentation provides a haunting, yet gentle presence as Rundle exudes warm vocals, speaking to the power of moving through struggle. Pain and honesty cling to the edge of each of her words, offering an intimate element of personal introspection. Creating such work is demanding; for Rundle, there’s duality in the creative process. The balance between finding the work challenging as well as cathartic. She says, “Each record has been different, but with [2016’s] Marked For Death especially, I think I felt such a release after recording it. I didn’t play guitar for maybe like three months after that; I felt like I had a change in my life for the positive. But then when I started to tour for the music, it kind of brought me back down psychologically into where I was when I was making it.”
While her efforts were to create empowering lyrics and music for On Dark Horses, Rundle also shares that she finds herself in a difficult place, facing conflicted feelings regarding her creative process and performing.
“I feel like [with] On Dark Horses I tried to write some ideas and stronger themes about overcoming [obstacles] into the lyrics and music, so I could reinforce that within myself as I toured, performed, and supported the record. By performing this music, my hope was that it was going to be more empowering. But I am actually at a crossroads where I am finding it difficult to play right now. I feel that when I’m not in a great place, that maybe I’ve started to associate my instrument a little too much with confronting things that can be difficult for me to deal with. So that has kind of led me to struggle with writing and the willingness to play even.”
She continues, “That’s also coupled with a lot of the anxieties I feel about performing live. I never was like ‘I want to stand in front of people and sing about my feelings.’ [The music and performance] has an effect on me; I think I’m suffering some negative effects from it right now.”
Rundle will be embarking on a tour with New Orleans avant-garde sludge/doom act Thou on her next leg in support of the album. In preparing for this tour, considering those conflicts, Rundle acknowledges that there’s a lot to look forward to. Not only is she excited to tour with Thou, but is captivated by their artistry. “I’ve been a big fan of theirs for a few years. They just have this heaviness to their music that does something for me; turns the serotonin on in my brain. I really listen to that band a lot, and there’s a lot of diversity within their catalog. They’re my favorite band right now.”
Unlike the vulnerability that comes with a solo show, Rundle finds it empowering to perform with a full band. Embarking on this tour requires the strength she has exhibited in her work; in many ways, her perspective towards the good represents the themes found throughout On Dark Horses. Even when times are complicated, and we are aware of challenges ahead, there is a means to continue moving forward. Rundle takes to the road looking to connect with others and share her music.
“There has [been] some positivity coming from the live performance and playing with the band [has been] energizing. There has been a lot of positive feedback from people at shows, and there has been a lot of great energy. I think the nature of this music connects with certain people in a way that I think is meaningful, and it means a lot to me meeting people like that at the shows and seeing how [the music and shows] can be effective.”
Rig tour: Emma Ruth Rundle
We explore the tunings and pedalboard of the alt-rock guitar alchemist
Full feature via MusicRadar
Throughout her storied career - which has included stints with post-rock supergroup Red Sparowes, alt-rockers Marriages and drone-metal legend Dylan Carlson - Emma Ruth Rundle has proven herself a dreamweaver of expansive guitar textures.
Her third solo album, On Dark Horses, however, finds her waves of celestial sound lapping against altogether heavier, darker shores. Yet although Emma writes on an acoustic, her rig always informs the direction the material takes.
“It’s like relying on reverb if you’re a singer, and you know there’s going to be that extra dimension to it,” she explains. “I don’t like dry guitar sounds; I have lots of reverb and delay.”
As you’ll see from the gear ahead, she ain’t kidding...
Whatever acclaim and success comes to Emma Ruth Rundle, it is all well deserved. Every fan of music knows an artist or two or 12 that doesn't get their due, and Rundle's work — from Marriages to Red Sparowes to her solo material — is a case of audience-building through hustle: country by country, city by city, show by show and person by person. Revolver is proud to present an intimate view into that gritty ascension in the form of the new tour documentary On Dark Horses, which makes its premiere above. Directed, shot and edited by Geert Braekers, the short film is an artistically crafted look behind the scenes of Rundle's 2018 tour in support of the excellent 2018 LP of the same name. Check it out and catch Emma Ruth Rundle on the road at the dates below, before someone "I saw her when"s you.
Emma Ruth Rundle tour dates with Thou:
February 8 New Orleans, LA @ Gasa Gasa
March 24 Nashville, TN @ TBD **
March 25 Lexington, KY @ Cosmic Charlies
March 26 Rock Island, IL @ Rock Island Brewing
March 27 Minneapolis, MN @ Turf Clud **
March 28 Oshkosh, WI @ Eroding Winds (Matinee)
March 28 Milwaukee, WI @ Company Brewing
March 29 Chicago, IL @ Subterranean
March 30 Grand Rapids, MI @ Pyramid Scheme
March 31 Detroit, MI @ Sanctuary
April 1 Pittsburgh, PA @ Get Hip.
April 2 Hudson, NY @ Half Moon **
April 3 Easthampton, NY @ The Flywheel **
April 4 Portsmouth, NH @ 3S Arts **
April 5 Boston, MA @ MassArt.
April 6 Providence, RI @ AS220
April 7 New York, NY @ Night Bazaar **
April 11 Tilburg, NL @ Roadburn (ERR full band set)
April 12 Tilburg, NL @ Roadburn **
Collaboration Sets **
Emma Ruth Rundle tour dates with MONO:
May 15 Detroit, MI @ El Club
May 16 Toronto, ON @ The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern
May 17 Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz
May 18 Portsmouth, NH @ 3S Artspace
May 19 Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
May 20 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
May 22 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
May 23 Washington, DC @ Union Stage
May 24 Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall
May 25 Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
May 28 Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
May 29 Dallas, TX @ Club Dada
May 30 Austin, TX @ Barracuda
June 2 Phoenix, AZ @ Rebel Lounge
June 3 Los Angeles, CA @ Masonic Lounge, Hollywood Forever
June 5 San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
June 7 Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theater
June 8 Seattle, WA @ Neumos
June 10 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
June 11 Denver, CO @ Marquis Theatre
June 13 St. Louis, MO @ Blueberry Hill Duck Room
June 14 Louisville, KY @ Headliners Music Hall
June 15 Chicago, IL @ Bohemian National Cemetery
Emma Ruth Rundle will be touring the midwest / east coast with Thou. They will also be performing a collaborative set at Roadburn Festival in the Netherlands.
More info at emmaruthrundle.com
FEB 08 New Orleans, LA @ Gasa Gasa
MAR 24 Nashville, TN @ TBD **
MAR 25 Lexington, KY @ Cosmic Charlies
MAR 26 Rock Island, IL @ Rock Island Brewing
MAR 27 Minneapolis, MN @ Turf Clud **
MAR 28 Oshkosh, WI @ Eroding Winds (Matinee)
MAR 28 Milwaukee, WI @ Company Brewing
MAR 29 Chicago, IL @ Subterranean
MAR 30 Grand Rapids, MI @ Pyramid Scheme
MAR 31 Detroit, MI @ Sanctuary
APR 01 Pittsburgh, PA @ Get Hip.
APR 02 Hudson, NY @ Half Moon **
APR 03 Easthampton, NY @ The Flywheel **
APR 04 Portsmouth, NH @ 3S Arts **
APR 05 Boston, MA @ MassArt.
APR 06 Providence, RI @ AS220
APR 07 New York, NY @ Night Bazaar **
APR 12 Tilburg, NL @ Roadburn **
Emma Ruth Rundle has announced a full band North American tour supporting MONO on all dates. Tickets at emmaruthrundle.com
MAY 15 Detroit, MI @ El Club
MAY 16 Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern
MAY 17 Montréal, QC @ Bar Le "Ritz" P.D.B.
MAY 18 Portsmouth, NH @ 3S Artspace
MAY 19 Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
MAY 20 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
MAY 22 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
MAY 23 Washington, DC @ Union Stage
MAY 24 Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall
MAY 25 Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
MAY 28 Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
MAY 29 Dallas, TX @ Club Dada
MAY 30 Austin, TX @ Barracuda
JUN 01 Santa Fe, NM @ Meow Wolf
JUN 02 Phoenix, AZ @ Rebel Lounge
JUN 03 Los Angeles, CA @ Masonic Lounge @ Hollywood Forever
JUN 05 San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
JUN 07 Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theater
JUN 08 Seattle, WA @ Neumos
JUN 10 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
JUN 11 Denver, CO @ Marquis Theatre
JUN 13 St. Louis, MO @ Blueberry Hill Duck Room
JUN 14 Louisville, KY @ Headliners Music Hall
JUN 15 Chicago, IL @ Bohemian National Cemetery
Emma Ruth Rundle on Top 50 Albums & Tracks // mxdwn
Top 50 Best Albums of 2018
7. Emma Ruth Rundle – On Dark Horses
Operating in a genre of metal-influenced folk rock that has suddenly become very busy, Emma Ruth Rundle shows why she is among the best in the category. From her standout single “The Light Song,” which features her partner and hardcore icon Evan Patterson on guest vocals to the excellent “Fever Dreams,” her album On Dark Horses makes for one of the most intriguing listens of 2018. Like her peers in Chelsea Wolfe and Myrkur, Rundle is able to blend the bleakness of heavy metal with beautiful folk music for a sound that’s altogether unique. – Matt Matasci
Top 50 Best Songs of 2018
6. Emma Ruth Rundle – “Light Song”
Emma Ruth Rundle has been making her own impressions within this growing realm of broodingly dark folk metal for years now, but her 2018 release On Dark Horses is one for the considerably moody books. Rundle has had a lot of transitions in her life recently — an incredibly serious relationship with Evan Patterson (who appears on this track) and a big relocation because of that incredibly serious relationship — that have taken her out of her usual West Coast environment and thrown her into the arms of transplanted creativity. Now calling Louisville, Kentucky home, Rundle’s experience acclimating to her new surroundings were a large part of her new album and particularly “Light Song,” whose lyrics and accompanying music video are almost like an emotional roadmap to her development of comfort and ease. Rundle has always been one for embedding personal narratives into her lyrics and with just a few listens to “Light Song,” it’s very easy as the listener to get swept up her introduction to her home and new self. – Cervante Pope
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