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Rupert Stroud Releases New Single

• 7th Sep 2012

Singer songwriter Rupert Stroud releases his new single Twisted Games on September 24th via Xidus Music.

After two critically acclaimed albums, regular adulation and live appearances on BBC Introducing shows up and down the country and several exciting festival appearances, Rupert Stroud is now back with brand new single Twisted Games.

Stroud started out playing the Yorkshire gig circuit as a solo acoustic artist penning his debut Rupert Road along the way. He was discovered by eminent British producer Will Jackson (The Kaiser Chiefs, Embrace, The Cribs, The Music) who adamantly brought Rupert into his studio to record. Stroud s second album Chasing The Night , again with Will Jackson as producer, brought Stroud to wider acclaim securing a huge host of online support, national press features and well received slots amongst incredible line ups at Live at Leeds and Galtres Festival 2012.

Mick Bedford on drums and Mike Pearson on keys and guitar are now permanent fixtures in Rupert s line-up. As the three evolved into a dynamic group, around the recording of Chasing the Night , Stroud was set apart from the usual singer/songwriter status quo. They are often joined on stage by songbird Kate Peters, primarily a jazz singer, who also sings backing vocals on Chasing The Night .

There s a dark, bluesy feel to this acoustic number that Nick Cave fans should enjoy. We ll have a stream of the single up on the site very soon.