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  • Emma Ruth Rundle 'Marked For Death' - Cargo Records UK

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    Emma Ruth Rundle 'Marked For Death'

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    Sargent House

    Emma Ruth Rundle 'Marked For Death'

    £11.99

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    30/09

    CD Packaging: 4 panel Digipak. Single LP w/ printed inner sleeve + DL.

    Sophomore solo album from Emma Ruth Rundle, (Marriages (Lead Vocals/Guitar) and Red Sparowes (Guitar)).

    ' - ¦a sophomore effort of Cat Power-like tenderness and PJ Harvey-level intensity' The Fader

    "...a sort of old-souled wisdom, conjuring the vastness of a sea." - Pitchfork

    Emma Ruth Rundle's 2nd solo album, Marked for Death, mines feelings of loss, defeat, heartache and self-destructiveness to emerge with the most honest and compelling accomplishment of an already prolific career. She shapes vast, evocative landscapes of sound, combining them with lyrics of devastating candor. Self-determination and resiliency, disguised in this case as coming to terms with overwhelming defeat, are key aspects of her personality.

    Transforming pain into works of great beauty makes her the compelling artist she is. A more adventurous production than her solo debut Some Heavy Ocean (2014, Sargent House), the eight compositions on Marked for Death, helmed by engineer/co-producer Sonny DiPerri, emphasize dynamics and vocal melodies, variable tuning, and a dense layering and texturing of guitars. Nevertheless, fear and self-doubt linger in the shadows of Rundle's mind, providing an incessant counterpoint to her ambitious talent and sultry, albeit de-emphasized, allure.

    Exemplified by the candid, unglamorous cover portrait, Marked For Death takes a persuasive argument for its creator's utter helplessness in the shadow of defeat. And through a potent dose of dark, hypnotic rock every bit as satisfying as her work with Marriages and Red Sparowes, Marked for Death's most resonant element is Emma Ruth Rundle herself, settling in to her role as singer/songwriter.

    Her rich voice, alternately jostled and cradled by the sounds conjured from her guitar, feels more present, perhaps even more deliberate, than ever before.

    Tracklisting:
    1. Marked for Death
    2. Protection
    3. Medusa
    4. Hand of God
    5. Heaven
    6. So Come
    7. Furious Angel
    8. Real Big Sky
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