“My approach to the vocal delivery on Ten Paces differs from that of previous records,” Henry shares. Henry often recorded hundreds of vocal takes to get the delivery and emotion just right for each song. Rupert would craft the base of the recordings from Los Angeles then send them to Henry to lay down acoustic guitar and vocals in Brooklyn. More still, Ruen Brothers had the hurdle of writing and recording Ten Paces while living on opposite coasts. Ten Paces further showcases his astounding technical ability as he deftly manages to preserve the quality and authenticity of early recording gear and techniques, while achieving a uniquely modern sound. He’s helmed many Ruen Brothers singles to date, including their first UK radio hit “Aces,” and their 2021 album ULTRAMODERN. Ten Paces was also produced by Rupert, who developed the skill after receiving a four-track cassette recorder on his tenth birthday. In addition to ten spectacular tracks, Ruen Brothers have created slick, noir-esque images and videos inspired by mid-century films like The Night of the Hunter to further immerse the audience in their romantic, haunting vision. The experiences combine with the Brothers’ technical prowess – Rupert is a classically trained guitarist Henry, a choir-trained tenor with a dynamic four-octave range – to create a tour-de-force album that both glorifies and modernizes the Western genre. This upbringing gave them the confidence to embrace their love of the genre through this album, having first hand knowledge of saddling up, strumming guitars and spending hours and hours in fields, bars and barns in the middle of nowhere. “Mum would play American western films as Rupert fingerpicked a nylon string guitar and I practiced my Howard Keel impersonation,” he laughs. “We tended to horses and often got stuck behind a tractor on the way to school,” recalls Henry. However, their hometown of Scunthorpe, England offers more similarities than you might expect.Īn industrial steel town, Scunthorpe sits amid the vast farmlands of Northeast England. “We aimed to create something cinematic and personal, an album that takes listeners out of their world and into the West, like Marty Robbins’ Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs does,” says Rupert.Ī Western record may seem out-of-place for two British brothers (Rupert and Henry Stansall) raised thousands of miles from the desert landscape from which they draw. Ruen Brothers create neo-noir Western gold with their upcoming album Ten Paces, their third full-length and first on Yep Roc Records.
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