October 25 street date. On his debut album, "Rough & Ready", Ruthven introduces listeners to his intimate world. Across 12 tracks, he leans into classic songwriting while maintaining lush instrumentation to create a portal that traverses decades. "It's jazz-influenced, but it also takes from so many genres" he says, "even yacht rock artists like Michael McDonald and Steely Dan deeply influenced me". The result is an album that blends all the sharp angles of early Prince b-sides like "17 Days" with the smokiness of "Voodoo"-era D'Angelo's "Africa". Ruthven - aka Sean Nelson - has always had a certain fervour associated with him. The South London songwriter and musician first broke in 2017 as an early signee to Paul Institute, the label founded by A.K and Jai Paul. He was a member of The London Fire Brigade at the time, writing in between call outs.
October 25 street date. On his debut album, "Rough & Ready", Ruthven introduces listeners to his intimate world. Across 12 tracks, he leans into classic songwriting while maintaining lush instrumentation to create a portal that traverses decades. "It's jazz-influenced, but it also takes from so many genres" he says, "even yacht rock artists like Michael McDonald and Steely Dan deeply influenced me". The result is an album that blends all the sharp angles of early Prince b-sides like "17 Days" with the smokiness of "Voodoo"-era D'Angelo's "Africa". Ruthven - aka Sean Nelson - has always had a certain fervour associated with him. The South London songwriter and musician first broke in 2017 as an early signee to Paul Institute, the label founded by A.K and Jai Paul. He was a member of The London Fire Brigade at the time, writing in between call outs.
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