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  • Indie Launchpad.com review...nice!!

    Current mood:chipper

    www.indielauncpad.com



    Sunday, March 18, 2007

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    Album - Eponymous - The Ruling Party

    I love it when I come across a new band and their album just blows me away. So was the case with The Ruling Party. I'd heard a few of their tracks and liked them immensely, but many times it's the case that 25% of an album is the real cream and the rest is a mix of really good and OK. This is not the case with this 9 track album.

    The album opens with the incredibly catchy "No Place to Hide" and it's hard not to compare the overall sound to the 1990's band No Doubt. For me though, No Doubt were very much a one trick pony, with their breakout hit, "Don't Speak" spending 16 weeks at number 1, on the Bill Board hot 100. Of all the 9 tracks on this album, there is not a single dud, it's 100% well crafted pop. "Can I Be" is a slower track compared to the opener, but it has that really well crafted feel to it. "Nothing Wrong" is again another slower track, which rolls and lilts, showcasing the lead singer, Jen Sencion's voice. "If We Had Yesterday" reminds me of a totally different artist, Dido, quite a leap from No Doubt, but the lyrical phrasing is very similar. "Every Time You Walk Away" is in a very similar vein to the opening track and is definitely the overall sound the band seems at their most comfortable.

    Maybe I'm hearing things, but "Nightmares" seems to have a sound byte from The Six Million Dollar Man, It's just a brief 2 second or so segment, but it's definitely there. "Don't Make Me" has a very Police / Elvis Costello (80's era) feel to it and just goes to show this bands versatility. "Falling Down" again shows a different side to the band and is probably the weakest track for me on the album, but again a weak track on this album, is still a very good track. "Now You Know" finishes what is best described as a wonderfully well rounded and accomplished album.

    The only downside I had with the album, is the production. There is something very lo-fi about some of the tracks, which shouldn't be the case with an album of this kind. I just feel that a fuller production would only go to make it an even more killer album.

    Conclusion : This is an album I thoroughly enjoyed. A very radio friendly band, that is surely just inches away from exploding in to mainstream recognition.
    4:27 AM

  • The Ruling Party gets reviewed in Rise Music Magazine

    Current mood:creative


    Here it is! You can go see it at Rise Music mag's site here:

    http://risemusicmag.com/RulingPartyCD.html



    The Ruling Party
    "self-titled"

     

    New York's The Ruling Party blends straight-ahead rock with funk, swing, and a touch of reggae to create their own sound. The first track on their self-titled seven-song EP, "No Place to Hide," immediately struck me as a radio-friendly single, in the vein of No Doubt and Maroon 5. The Ruling Party's up-tempo tracks are truly the selling points of the album. The EP is full of melodic pop, driving beats and the strong vocals of Jen Sencion. Jen's voice can sound a lot like Amy of Evanescence, but The Ruling Party's overall sound definitely does not fit into the emo mold. Many songs have hum able melodies and lush refrains that will get stuck in your head.

    Besides Sencion on vocals, The Ruling Party includes Aussie Steve Mostyn on bass, Ron Haney on lead guitar, Jared Jacobs on keyboards and Mark Robohm on drums. Mostyn, Haney and Robohm recently recorded with Grammy-winning artist Alicia Keys and the entire band performed on New York's Fearless Music TV back in December. This talented group of musicians seems to be just getting started, and would fit right in on a list of bands to watch in 2007.

    You can find The Ruling Party at: www.myspace.com/therulingparty  or
     www.therulingparty.com  

     

    -- Andi Agnew

     

    4:16 PM

  • therulingparty.com Launched today!! Check it out!

    Current mood:grateful

    check it out friends

    Our new killer website is up and running. Stop in and pleeeeeeease join our mailing list!It looks awesome we think.
    11:51 PM

  • the ruling party on Fearless Music, Sat-Dec 9th, FOX TV

    Current mood:chipper

     Hey we're gonna be on the TV show Fearless Music, Sat Dec 9th. 1am in NYC. Its shown all over the country though sojust click on the pic of us with the fearless music logo.That will take you to the fearless site where you can check your local listings, (sorry , only in the US)

    Once we've been televised make sure you you hit the fearlessmusic.tv site to vote for us as the most rockinest band on that episode.Email them and tell em you wanna see us again too!

    We love you guys!

    the ruling party
    8:35 PM
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        6 years ago

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