Ruby Throat
British neofolk musical duo
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::summary British neofolk musical duo ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Ruby Throat |
| background | group_or_band |
| origin | London, England, United Kingdom |
| genre | |
| years_active | 2007–present |
| label | Sleep Like Wolves |
| current_members | KatieJane Garside |
| Chris Whittingham | |
| website | rubythroat.co.uk |
| :: |
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Ruby Throat is a British neofolk musical duo formed in 2007 by English vocalist KatieJane Garside and American guitarist Chris Whittingham. The duo were formed during the dissolution of Garside's former band, Queenadreena, and have recorded four studio albums. In 2020, Garside and Whittingham released music together under the name "Liar, Flower".
History
Ruby Throat formed in 2007 during the time in which KatieJane Garside's band Queenadreena was in stages of dissolution. Garside met Whittingham, an American from Hawaii while he was busking at a train platform in the London Underground, and asked him to collaborate with her on a musical project.
Known for the hard-edged musical aesthetic of Garside's former bands Daisy Chainsaw and Queenadreena, Garside sought a stripped down, folk-oriented sound when forming Ruby Throat, with many of the duo's songs being based around acoustic guitar, and evoking a folk noir sound.
The duo's first release was The Ventriloquist (2007). The album was well-received, and critics drew comparisons to the work of PJ Harvey and others. PopMatters said of the album: "Garside’s breathy, nearly childlike voice is the dominant element of The Ventriloquist, gentle acoustic guitars and lap steels setting the stage for her voice. Despite the somber lyrical themes, this is a clear heir to the lineage of ethereal makeout albums like those from Mazzy Star and the Cocteau Twins."
This was followed by a Tour EP and Out of a Black Cloud Came a Bird (2009), their second studio album, which featured a cover of "Nothing" by Townes Van Zandt. To promote the record, the duo embarked on their first tour of the United States, performing shows in New York City, Oregon, California, and Washington.
In 2012, they released their third studio album, O' Doubt O' Stars, which was written and recorded while the duo were sailing on the Lea River and North London waterways. PopMatters said of the album: "Beginning with the quietly devastating epic "Stone Dress", it's clear that O' Doubt O' Stars is aiming for something uncompromising and original. The fact that it succeeds in accomplishing this as much as it does is no small feat and makes it worthy of any accolades it will (and should) receive." Each of the group's releases have receive hand-crafted packaging, artwork, and sometimes personal handwritten lyrics and other accompaniments from Garside.
Garside and partner Whittingham spent 2012 living on their yacht, Iona. In 2014 they released a new song, a cover of "Secret Fires" by The Gun Club, which appeared on the third Jeffrey Lee Pierce Sessions compilation Axels & Sockets. It was announced on 1 August 2014 that Ruby Throat's fourth album would be called Baby Darling Toporo, eventually released in 2017.
Ruby Throat released Stone Dress in 2018, a compilation of some of the band's favorite tracks from the last 4 albums along with a bonus CD titled Liar, Flower. The duo went on to release the 2020 album Geiger Counter under the new moniker Liar, Flower.
Discography
Studio albums
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| Title | Album details | The Ventriloquist | Out of a Black Cloud Came a Bird | O' Doubt O' Stars | Baby Darling Taporo |
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Extended plays
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| Title | Album details | Tour E.P. |
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Compilation albums
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| Title | Album details | Stone Dress |
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Singles
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| Title | Year | Album | "House of Thieves" | "Stone Dress" | "Also Elizabeth, Daughter of the Above" | "Dog Song" | "Broken Light" |
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| 2008 | The Ventriloquist | ||||||
| 2012 | O' Doubt O' Stars | ||||||
| 2018 | Baby Darling Taporo | ||||||
| 2018 | Stone Dress | ||||||
| 2018 | Broken Light (Single) | ||||||
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Members
- KatieJane Garside – vocals
- Chris Whittingham – backing vocals, guitar, mandolin, lap steel guitar, sitar
References
References
- Andrews, Charlotte Richardson. (27 February 2013). "Hidden treasures: Daisy Chainsaw – Eleventeen". The Guardian.
- (28 April 2020). "Liar, Flower's Eclectic, Electric 'Geiger Counter' Arrives (Album stream + premiere), PopMatters".
- (16 September 2013). "Ruby Throat Interview". Wicked Spin Radio.
- Perkins, Jeff. (9 September 2009). "Music Review: Ruby Throat – The Ventriloquist". Blog Critics.
- Dan, Jen. (9 June 2009). "Interview with Ruby Throat". Delusions of Adequacy.
- (13 February 2014). "Day #44/365: Katie Jane Garside, Ruby Throat, and Delicate Artifacts". A Year in the Country.
- Martin, Erin Lyndal. (18 June 2008). "Ruby Throat: The Ventriloquist". [[PopMatters]].
- Spoerl, Stephen. (14 August 2012). "Ruby Throat: O'Doubt O'Stars". PopMatters.
- West Briton Staff. (14 June 2012). "Yacht survives after storm". West Briton.
- "VARIOUS ARTISTS – AXELS & SOCKETS: THE JEFFREY LEE PIERCE SESSIONS PROJECT".
- Allen, Amy-Louise. "??".
- (13 May 2020). "KatieJane Garside (Ex-Daisy Chainsaw ) re-embraces noise with liar, flower".
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