"Winning Star Champion" online stream + Ruler performances
, the debut album from rising Seattle artist Ruler, is now streaming in its entirety at Seattle Weekly; listen here. Ruler is the project of Seattle-based singer and songwriter Matt Batey (best known for his work with Rocky Votolato and Cataldo). The band is set to tour throughout the Pacific Northwest this summer, including performances at the Upstream Festival in Seattle June 1 and at the TIMBER! Summer Music Festival in Carnation, WA July 12-14. Additional tour dates to be announced shortly. 22 May 2018
Magnet premieres Ruler's "Get To You" video
Magnet Magazine premiered the video for "Get To You" today on magnetmagazine.com. Says Batey of the song, "'Get To You' is about feeling unable to connect with others, even when they are doing everything they can to get through. I think a lot of people can relate to feeling alone in a room full of people." The Dan Fromhart-directed video reinforces that feeling of isolation we all sometimes have even when surrounded by others.
Check out the clip for "Get To You," and catch Ruler at Seattle's Upstream Festival in June and Carnation, Wash.'s TIMBER! Summer Music Festival in July. In the meantime, you can preorder Winning Star Champion here. 16 May 2018
Brooklyn Vegan premieres Ruler's "Unhindered Pace" video
Brooklyn Vegan is premiering the video for "Unhindered Pace," the latest track from rising Seattle artist Ruler's forthcoming debut album, . Watch the video here.
The video came about as Ruler songwriter and frontman Matt Batey spent months confronting his agoraphobia by forcing himself out of his apartment and onto the vertiginous span of Seattle's Aurora Bridge, where much of the video was shot. The point was to face his fear in order to overcome it, a grueling process he describes in "Unhindered Pace," singing, "I walk an unhindered pace, through the dark and dingy places/All just to see a hopeless sight, and keep a smile on my face."
Ruler is set to perform at the upcoming Upstream Festival in Seattle June 1-3, and at the TIMBER! Summer Music Festival in Carnation, WA July 12-14. Additional tour dates to be announced shortly. 18 Apr 2018
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