Rock Out With The Ruiins

Happy Saturday! I’m not saying that I advocate overindulging on libations, but I do think The Ruiins latest single “Wasted” might be the perfect soundtrack for many of you.

This is one of those tracks that you hear, then you want to play again. It’s incredibly catchy, driven by passionate vocals, driving drums, and searing guitar riffs.

“We wanted to release a song that people can relate to, even though it’s not about what most people would think when they first hear it,” explained guitarist Pat Sugden. “Take it either way but it’s actually just a metaphor for wasting time” added drummer and singer Adam Dooker. “The mind frame you face as a result of this, and really wanting to change but it seeming too hard or out of your control”.

Something tells me this song would go off in a sweaty pub somewhere. Thankfully The Ruiins are in the middle of a national tour, where they’re roadtesting material from their second EP, scheduled to drop in a couple of months. Here are the venues still left to go!

11 April 2019 – The Bearded Lady, Brisbane
13 April 2019 – The Northern Hotel, Byron Bay
28 April 2019 – The Gum Ball Festival, Belford

Image used with permission from The Ruiins

Skipping Girl Vinegar Get Wasted

Being as it’s a Saturday it seems only right to chat about Skipping Girl Vinegar and their new song “Wasted.”

Inspired by a big night out at Melbourne’s Corner Hotel, the track is deliciously organic with a drum kit found in a dumpster, rubbish bins, and roadside hard rubbish all providing percussion. It’s raucous and just the kind of song you want to play as you head out for your own Saturday evening.

The song is a sneak peek of what lies ahead for the band, a little taster of what to expect from the as-yet-untitled sophomore album which should hit stores early next year. Skipping Girl Vinegar can’t wait that long to get in front of their local fans though, so they’re heading out next month on their Drown It Out single tour.

3 September 2010 – Troubadour, Brisbane (with special guests Autumn Sun & The Lucky Wonders)
10 September 2010 – Fitzroy Hotel, Windsor
11 September 2010 – Funk N Grooves Festival, Hunter Valley
11 September 2010 – RAVAL, Sydney (with special guest Ruby for Lucy)
18 September 2010 – The Toff In Town, Melbourne (with special guests Hello Satellites & Young Werther)

Image used with permission from Heapsaflash