EMMA RUTH RUNDLE SHARES NEW VIDEO “THE COMPANY”
ENGINE OF HELL OUT NOW ON SARGENT HOUSE
Emma Ruth Rundle’s lauded new album Engine of Hell is stark, intimate, and unflinching. For anyone that’s endured trauma and grief, there’s a beautiful solace in hearing Rundle articulate and humanise that particular type of pain not only with her words, but with her particular mysterious language of melody and timbre. The album captures a moment where a masterful songwriter strips away all flourishes and embellishments in order to make every note and word hit with maximum impact, leaving little to hide behind.
Just off the heels of its release, Rundle has unveiled another stunning and self-directed video for Engine of Hell’s “The Company”. The visual was made on the Isle of Skye. Rundle reveals, “I dreamed this visual poem about innocence of the spirit, sadness and the dark deceiver I spend my life trying to run from. Or is it a friendly entity? What does it mean? Upon waking – I acquired the equipment and made a plan to film it. I enlisted the help of my dear friend, Blake Armstrong, who helped shoot and plays part in the video as well. It was edited by Brandon Kahn. Written, directed and shot by me.”
Emma Ruth Rundle has always been a multifaceted musician, equally capable of dreamy abstraction (as heard on her debut album Electric Guitar: One), maximalist textural explorations (see her work in Marriages, Red Sparowes, Nocturnes or collaborations with Chelsea Wolfe and Thou), and the classic acoustic guitar singer-songwriter tradition (exemplified by Some Heavy Ocean). But on Engine of Hell, Rundle focuses on an instrument that she left behind in her early twenties when she began playing in bands: the piano. In combination with her voice, the piano playing creates a kind of intimacy, as if we’re sitting beside Rundle on the bench, or perhaps even playing the songs ourselves.
Engine of Hell is available now on Sargent House. Rundle performs for the first time since 2019 at Substance LA next Friday, November 26 at The Belasco Theater. She also returns to the EU/UK next year for a Spring 2022 headlining run. For a full list of dates, see below.
Emma Ruth Rundle Live Dates:
26/11/21: Los Angeles, CA – Substance Festival at The Belasco Theater (Tickets)
22/07/22 – 07/24/22: Moran, WY – Fire in the Mountains (Tickets)
Europe 2022
05/02 Dampierre FR – Le Temple Dampierre Les Bois
06/02 Ghent BE – Minard Schouwburg
08/02 London UK – Clapham Grand
09/02 Manchester UK – Stoller Hall
10/02 Bath UK – Komedia
12/02 Bruxelles BE – Botanique Museum
13/02 Paris FR – Théatre L’Européen
14/02 Lille FR – Église Saint Étienne
15/02 Rennes FR – Antipode
18/02 Nijmegen NL – Stevenskerk
19/02 Bochum DE – Christuskirche
20/02 Hamburg DE – Nachtasyl
22/02 Berlin DE – Heimathafen
23/02 Leipzig DE – UT Connewitz
25/02 Porto PT Casa Da Música
26/02 Lisboa PT – Culturgest
