Next show: San Francisco, Fri 27 Nov
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 her last album 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 on Engine of Hell creates a kind of intimacy, as if we’re sitting beside Rundle on the bench, or perhaps even playing the songs ourselves. Sonically she captures the imperfection and the vulnerability of humanity.
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Emma Ruth Rundle plays a distinctive blend of doom metal, ambient folk, and post-rock, moving between sparse acoustic arrangements and heavy, distorted guitar soundscapes released through labels like Sargent House. Follow Emma Ruth Rundle on Mood.
Emma Ruth Rundle's live performances combine intimate solo acoustic and piano sets with full-band heavy arrangements.
Emma Ruth Rundle is based in Portland, Oregon.
