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EMMA RUTH RUNDLE & THOU’S COLLABORATIVE ALBUM “MAY OUR CHAMBERS BE FULL” OUT NOW ON SACRED BONES

November 1, 2020
Press Photo By Craig Mulcahy

EMMA RUTH RUNDLE & THOU’S COLLABORATIVE ALBUM “MAY OUR CHAMBERS BE FULL” OUT NOW ON SACRED BONES

Thou and Emma Ruth Rundle’s (appearing courtesy of Sargent House) groundbreaking collaborative album, May Our Chambers Be Full sees its release today via Sacred Bones as part of the label’s Alliance Series. 

May Our Chambers Be Full is available across all digital platforms out now however its physical release has been pushed to December 4For updates and more info, go here

While their solo material seems on its face to be quite disparate, both prolific groups have spent their lauded careers lurking at the outer boundaries of heavy scenes, each having more in common with DIY punk and its spiritual successor, grunge. The debut straddles a similar, very fine line both musically and thematically. While Emma’s standard fare is a blend of post-rock-infused folk music, and Thou is typically known for its downtuned, doomy sludge, the conjoining of the two artists has created a record more in the vein of the early ’90s Seattle sound and later ’90s episodes of Alternative Nation, while still retaining much of the artists’ core identities. 

The visual art accompanying this work was created in collaboration with preeminent New Orleans photographer Craig Mulcahy. The faceless, genderless models are meant to emphasize this pervasive state of ambiguity and emotional vacillation, the images falling somewhere between modern high fashion and classical Renaissance. 

The collaboration is the perfect combination of harmony and hard hitting instrumentation. The entire record twists and turns through heavy moments of doomy dynamics to a more-ish melody. The renowned heaviness and intensity of Thou seemingly lifted by the standout and sublime far-reaching vocal tendencies from Emma Ruth Rundle. A vivacious record that will mesmerize you. Deeply expressive, emotional and vast.

https://thou.bandcamp.com/album/may-our-chambers-be-full

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