Album Notes

Chicago’s Rue Royale are set to unveil their debut long-player – capping a year which has seen them firmly establish themselves on the musical map.

Brookln and Ruth Dekker started performing together in March 2006, but have already gigged extensively, clocked up hours of radio play across the US, had one of their tunes on MTV and amassed over 100,000 plays on myspace.

The folk-pop duo, influenced by Fleetwood Mac, Sufjan Stevens, Zero 7 and the northern UK soul of Elbow and The Doves, released The Search For Where To Go EP in May 2006. Copies sold all over the world and Rue Royale fine-tuned their subtle harmonies through regular shows in Chicago and further a field.

Their eponymous full-length CD, Rue Royale, was recorded in December and is due for independent release in February.

Days after a release party at the Subterranean in Chicago on February 16, the pair will embark on a 15-date European tour. Rue Royale have established a loyal word-of-web following over the pond, featured recently on leading alternative-music UK radio stations BBC 6 Music and XFM.

Not content with racking up the miles across the UK, France, Germany, Belguim and Luxembourg, Rue Royale have their sights set on extensively touring the US on their return.

Now’s the time to join the journey...