Rue Royale (band)

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Rue Royale
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Background information
Origin Nottingham, England
Genres Indie, Pop, Ambient, Folk, Indie folk
Years active2006-present
Labels Sinnbus
MembersBrookln Dekker
Ruth Dekker
Website Official website

Rue Royale [1] is an Anglo-American indie folk band based in Nottingham, England. The band was formed in Chicago by the married couple Brookln and Ruth Dekker in 2006. [2] [3] "We play hypnotic indie-folk-pop influenced by American and British folk, soul and rock." says Brookln. [4]

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Initially based in Chicago, the band's first release The Search for Where to Go EP was self-released in January 2007. [5] "Once we decided to start a band, we hit it running. We decided the next day (literally) to write and record a 5 song ep in 6 weeks time." [3] After a year of playing the Chicago circuit, Rue Royale recorded their self-titled full length Rue Royale and took it on their first European tour from 1 March – 30 April 2008. The tour consisted of 31 concerts in six countries including: United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands and Germany. [6]

After the band's premier European tour, they decided to uproot their homestead in Chicago and relocate to the UK in order to tour Europe full-time. [7]

In 2010, the band recorded their Wapping Press Session EP with producer Paul Pilot. [8]

2011 saw the self-recorded and released second album Guide to an Escape. Again the band enlisted the help of Paul Pilot in mixing the album. [9] In March 2012, Sinnbus re-released Guide to an Escape in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Then following the release in March Sinnbus went on to extend the release to France and Italy in August. [10]

Rue Royale released their third full-length album Remedies Ahead in September 2013. [11] Mercedes Benz featured the first single "Set Out To Discover" and called it "tender yet sprawling folk pop". [12]

The band is also known for their handmade CD packaging and bespoke merchandise. [13] [14]

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