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Thou & Emma Ruth Rundle collaboration

Posted by Loren on August 19, 2020

Thou & Emma Ruth Rundle collaboration
photo by Scott Wilkinson

Sacred Bones will release a new 7-track collaboration between Thou and Emma Ruth Rundle, May Our Chambers Be Full, which is set for release on Oct. 30.

“It’s an easy marriage of our styles that was truly enhanced by everyone’s input during the arrangement process," Thou guitarist Andy Gibbs explains in a press statement. “When I first wrote the main two riffs (the first one being an homage to A Perfect Circle’s ‘Sleeping Beauty’), I didn’t know if it would fit with the vibe we were pursuing because it didn’t sound “Thou-y” enough nor did it sound like something Emma would normally put on a record. Ultimately, I realized how important that trait is; this record is all about exploring territory we wouldn’t usually explore with our own records.”

Listen to "Ancestral Recall" from the upcoming record below.

May Our Chambers Be Full Track Listing:

1 - Killing Floor
2 - Monolith
3 - Out of Existence
4 - Ancestral Recall
5 - Magickal Cost
6 - Into Being
7 - The Valley

Thou & Emma Ruth Rundle collaboration
photo by Scott Wilkinson

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