Rue Royale
Acoustic / Folk / Pop Chicago, IL |
Our story so far...
Rue Royale is a musical journey that developed from Ruth and Brookln Dekker's over-the-pond relationship. Influenced by Fleetwood Mac, Sufjan Stevens, Zero 7 and the northern UK soul of Elbow and The Doves, they began writing together and gradually developed the candle-lit Rue Royale sound, honed through acoustic gigs and home-recorded demos.
A lovingly illustrated EP, The Search For Where To Go, is the first fruit with copies already dispatched to intrigued music fans throughout the US, Canada, England and France. Its five songs open with the gentle kick-drum driven Parachutes And Lifeboats and Walls. The yearning spiritual Even In The Darkness and folk-tinged Everything Comes From You Anyway come next, before the star-gazing closer UFO.
Brookln grew up in St Louis, Mo, to church-music leading parents. He played the coffee-house circuit with God's Green Earth before moving to Chicago in 1998. A solo EP and full-length CD followed along with a short spell fronting local rock act Trevorside. Ruth was raised in Midlands county Staffordshire in the UK, a stone's throw from the historic city of Lichfield with it's 1,300-year-old cathedral. Teenage years sound-tracked by 90's Brit-pop and folk-rock, she met Brookln when touring in a choir Stateside. They wed in England three years ago and settled in Chicago soon after.
Two and a half-years after they picked up their guitars together, the Rue Royale journey has embarked. Light a candle on the table, pour another glass..and climb aboard.
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posted Apr 14
Subterranean was awesome! Hope you guys have fun in Europe.
posted Feb 24
Hello! Ummm... I just bought your ep on itunes... Do you, by chance, have some chord charts available somewhere? I'm not planning on preforming any of your music, just playing it to myself in my bedroom...
posted Feb 16
We have just pre ordered your new CD!!!!!! Can't wait to hear it. Every single person I have played your EP to, has loved it. Hope you guys will come down under to NZ and Australia at some point, maybe over our summer so you can warm your toes :)
posted Feb 8
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posted Jan 26
this is too freaking addicting. I love you people. if only I lived close enough to see you live. Fresno, CA is kind of a drive.
posted Jan 23
you guys are awesome! thanks for coming to Connect @ Harvest.
posted Jan 11
beautiful music. just beautiful. keep it up
posted Jan 10
honest amazing music. finally a sound that i want more of. thank you for writing such beautiful tunes. see you.
posted Dec 24
Very cool tunes. The dynamic between your voices is excellent.
posted Dec 10
lovely tunes
posted Nov 9
Love what you guys do, it's all very beautiful. I've logged on several times just to listen to your page. Buying the EP off iTunes as soon as I post this. Thanks!
posted Nov 6
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