Ruby the Hatchet to Release Live at Earthquaker EP
It was late in 2019 that Ruby the Hatchet — who are from New Jersey, but, like, the Philly part of New Jersey, which is about two hours and an entire country away from the part of New Jersey that I live in — hit the road alongside Berlin’s Kadavar, and apparently that trip involved a stopover at Earthquaker Devices HQ, where the band live-recorded two originals and their take on Uriah Heep‘s “Easy Livin’,” which as I recall was a regular feature of their set at the time. Their new EP, aptly-titled Live at Earthquaker, presents the three tracks from that session and will be out April 22.
Two things to know. First, the two not-covers are new songs! Sweet. Bit of a preview for the band’s eagerly-awaited next full-length. Second, the arrival of this EP more than two months from now probably means that said full-length — which will also be their first for Magnetic Eye Records — probably isn’t coming until later in the summer or early fall. Sure, Live at Earthquaker could be on oddly-timed stopgap for a yet-unannounced May release, but it strikes me as more likely they’ll roll it out in good time to coincide with whatever their next tour will be. Europe for Fall festival season? Split West and East Coast runs? Whatever it might be, the fact that they’ve to-this-point taken their time to put out a new album says to me they’re looking to make the most of it. As well they should.
Of course, this comes with the usual disclaimer that I don’t know shit about shit. The album that will follow Live at Earthquaker might be in the can, at the press, boxed and shipped back by now. Nothing’s official until it’s announced and even then subject to change. Universe of infinite possibilities and all that.
But hey, new Ruby the Hatchet. If you need a reason to follow them on Bandcamp, that’s where I got this info from, so that should suffice:
Ruby the Hatchet – Live at Earthquaker
With sultry, honey-smoked vocals, lush yet crisp guitars and spirit of rock ‘n roll organ heroics, it takes just a few seconds for luxuriant opening track ‘1000 Years’ from RUBY THE HATCHET’s hot-blooded new EP “Live at Earthquaker” to firmly sink its hooks into ears and hearts.
An unpolished, organic energy courses through the veins of “Live at Earthquaker”, which was recorded live at the EarthQuaker Devices headquarters in Akron, Ohio during the band’s US tour with KADAVAR. The three-track set features early versions of two brand-new songs that will reappear in fully produced recordings on the riff-rockers’ new studio album that has been announced for 2022, with the cherry on top being the physical format debut of RUBY THE HATCHET’s raucous rendition of URIAH HEEP’s 70s anthem ‘Easy Livin’’.
As a captivating glimpse of great things to come, “Live at Earthquaker” sets the stage for the band’s much-anticipated return with both a new album and tours coming in 2022.
Releases April 22, 2022.
1. 1,000 Years
2. Primitive Man
3. Easy Livin’
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