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Emma Ruth Rundle & Thou's The Helm Of Sorrow

Posted by Loren on December 12, 2020

Emma Ruth Rundle & Thou's The Helm Of Sorrow
artwork and photo by Craig Mulcahy

Following the October release of a collaboration entitled May Our Chambers Be Full, Emma Ruth Rundle & Thou are sharing another collaborative EP called The Helm Of Sorrow, due on Jan. 15, 2021 and courtesy of Sacred Bones.

The compantion EP contains b-sides from the project and the material is already available to those who purchased the diehard edition of May Our Chambers Be Full. For the rest of us, we'll soon have four more songs, including a cover of The Cranberries ("Hollywood").

Watch a video for "Elysian Fields" here:

Emma Ruth Rundle & Thou's The Helm Of Sorrow
artwork and photo by Craig Mulcahy

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