(Ruby Gill)
From Pietermaritzburg, a dazzling new gem has been
discovered and with the help of Greg Carlin (Zebra & Giraffe), is ready to
make her mark on the South African music industry.
“Working with Ruby on these tracks has been such a
satisfying experience for me. She’s a fantastic songwriter and musician, but
most importantly has a unique style and voice that sets her apart from the
crowd. It was also fun to push her into new spaces, sonically and performance
wise, and get the results I wanted. I’m excited for everyone to hear these
tracks and the rest of the album we’re working on!” says Greg Carlin
Already launched in 2016, Winter was the debut offering from Ruby Gill. Fresh off
her debut performance at the largest music festival in South Africa – Oppikoppi,
Ruby Gill has launched her two-part follow-up, Fault / Missing in Japan.
The dark, angst ridden energy of Fault is shaped by pulsing synths and intricate percussion. The
song fills the room with self-realization, a profound understanding of the
fullness and darkness of relationships, and hints at a feminist stand that all
young women need to take.
Missing in Japan
is the stripped, skeletal answer to Fault,
an exploration of the catastrophic tsunami in Japan (2011) in music, and the relative
tsunami of a breakup (2015) in lyrics. The flowing, complex piano provides the
undercurrent to a story of longing and loss, and how to take back control when
everything around you comes crashing down. Harmonies and silvery synths ebb and
flow around the song's core.
These singles are the first of what promises to be a heart
tearing, foot tapping, epiphany inducing debut album from the quirky
songwriter. Ruby Gill's honest and beautifully woven lyricism, harmonies and
effortless musical expertise will be the soundtrack to this generation's
attempt at adulting, with all the lightness, and heaviness, of human folly.
Fault debuted on
KFM and 947 on August 13, 2016.
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