Ruby Wheeler - No One in Your Way - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

2017 . Vessels is a data-stream rendered in sound where Bates becomes the deus-ex-machina in an age of information overload that is increasingly complex yet ultimately human. From atmospheric opener, InchBack To The EarthInch to the driving hooks of the album's first single, InchMonsterInch to the catchy, nearly progressive moments of InchFrequency, Inch Bates has succeeded in escaping the gravity of formula radio rock. Instead, he has re-imagined his genre-defying vision as an arena where Hans Zimmer interfaces with Radiohead and Trent Reznor. Vessels was produced by Rob Graves (Halestorm, Red) and mixed by Ben Grosse (Breaking Benjamin, Filter), who also helmed their 2014 Razor & Tie debut, Transmissions, a landmark album selling in excess of a quarter million combined albums, streams and downloads, and propelled by singles including the unforgettable InchMy DemonsInch (which spent an unprecedented 43 weeks scaling rock charts).

Coming a long way from her debut album, Pith (KLP239), Ruby Fray's upcoming Grackle (KLP251) blends Americana sweetness with sludgy dissonance. Helmed by Emily Bean blossom, the band teamed up with Pith producer, Ben Hargett, to record the album at Dub Narcotic Studio in Olympia, WA. Their newest recording preserves the playful jangly genre-bouncing enervation found in their previous work while insisting on a more disciplined approach to songwriting.

Japanese only SHM pressing. Includes six bonus tracks. Universal. 2010.