User:Brooklndekker/Rue Royale (Band)

Rue Royale consists of (married) members: Brookln and Ruth Dekker. The Anglo-American pair started performing together in 2006 before taking the full-time touring band plunge in 2008, relocating from Brookln’s American homestead to Ruth's in England shortly afterwards. Now based in the East Midlands, they have played hundreds of shows straddling both sides of the pond – taking in festivals, house concerts, club gigs and industry showcases across Europe and the US. Named after a road running through the Chicago suburbs, Rue Royale’s sense of journey is written all over their music, influenced by the likes of Fleetwood Mac, John Martyn, and the northern UK soul of Doves and Elbow. They issued their first EP, The Search For Where To Go, in May 2006. An eponymously-titled debut LP followed as 2008 started. Independently released and led to airplay on American radio and MTV plus BBC 6 Music and XFM in the UK. Rue Royale’s homemade album covers were born of necessity after thieves ransacked their car in Holland, stealing their entire CD stock. Armed with a printer and sewing machine, the pair got to work hand-making hundreds of sleeves. Still unsigned, the duo have amassed almost half a million plays on MySpace, shifted thousands of CDs/vinyl records, and sold thousands more of downloads. Currently, Rue Royale are putting the finishes on their 2011 Sophomore album "Guide to an Escape" due to be released in March 2011.