Mark Ruebery
Because Of You [album]
“Quietly
confident, Mark Ruebery melts
onto the world of music with an
unassuming air; but make no mistake —
his lack of a fanfare only adds to the
unshakable feeling of him always having
been there...
”
A SINGER WHOSE COOL CONFIDENCE needs no showy accolades, no supporting artifice
and sparse need of the hollow echo of empty hype — that's
Mark Ruebery, nonetheless powerfully performing his debut album Because Of
You, due for release in the UK on 18 August (2008).
Clever boy — Mark Ruebery has pitched his particular brand of music infused
with classic rock-cum-ballad/retro pop fairly and squarely at an eagerly-waiting
audience.
Because Of You is in every sense the album of Mark's life. An excellent
presentation of thirteen creditable tracks, it introduces a significant new
voice to the world of music. Once he'd graduated from The Royal Welsh College
of Music and Drama, Mark held an ambition to make music his life.
A talented songwriter who has taught guitar to schoolchildren, Mark is a noted
multi-instrumentalist and has been much in demand as a session musician for
a variety of Welsh acts. Having performed his songs at the Brecon Jazz Festival,
Liverpool's Cavern Club, the Raglan Festival, the Green Belt Festival and, with
the band The Sails, some of New York's more notable venues, he will be performing
at The Monmouth Festival on 1 August (2008).
Mark Ruebery's Because Of You is a wonderful mix of well-chosen tracks
from this talented, darkly good-looking young man with a passion for making
music — we'll watch his progress with interest. Recorded at Rockfield Studios
(Queen, Stone Roses, Coldplay) and co-produced with Nick Brine (The Darkness,
Oasis, Ash), the album is, says the publicity machine, "a richly impassioned
record of classic rock songs and pure, thoroughbred ballads, each delivered
in a rich, oak-soaked voice full of yearning and real passion".
As a dedicated artiste, Mark wanted to do everything for himself on Because
Of You —
he wrote and co-produced the album, played all the instruments and released
the CD independently with a single-minded approach and dogged devotion to his
art.
Lead-off single It Goes And Comes Around (released August 4) is described
as "the kind of number that could make your average British motorway instantly
transform into Route 66; an anthem made for driving with the window down, foot
to the floor." Certainly it's a foot-tapping, musically-full song that has an
interesting arrangement. Someday is another track that gets you going
with its great melody.
We also liked the more unusual Burning Inside, that is described as "robust;
a grown-up song about love and passion that could stand alongside those of any
of childhood's heroes". It suits Mark's voice well and offers him the opportunity
to explore his vocal capabilities.
The title track, Because Of You, is worthy of mention musically. Again,
an interesting song with a slightly different treatment. Something Opens
Windows is a track about leaving your past behind and throwing yourself
headlong into the future and has a very affecting chorus.
• Mark Ruebery's superb new album Because
Of You will be released on LPW Records on 18 August 2008. His single, It
Goes And Comes Around (from the album), will be released on 4 August (2008).
Tracklisting
01 It Goes And Comes Around | 02 Someday | 03 Burning Inside
| 04 Because Of You |
05 Cold November | 06 Something Opens Windows | 07 In My Dream
| 08 Meeting & The Journey | 09 She's Been Waiting | 10 Goodbye
| 11 The Picture | 12 Fade Away |
13 Question And Answer.
"Clever boy — Mark Ruebery has pitched his particular brand of music infused
with classic rock-cum-ballad/retro pop fairly and squarely at an eagerly-waiting
audience" — MotorBar
Check out www.markruebery.com
and www.myspace.com/markruebery.
