Georgia Ruth is releasing her fourth album, Cool Head, which will be accompanied by her debut novel, Tell Me Who I Am (21st June 2024 via Bubblewrap Collective).
Written in the year after her husband and collaborator was taken seriously ill, Georgia describes the album as a long drive through night into morning. “Cool head,” a phrase her dad would always use to urge calm thinking, presents a candid and affecting collection of songs, spanning wide-open Americana to 60s-influenced folk ballads. Recorded in Sain studios, near Caernarfon, the album features contributions by Iwan Huws (Cowbois Rhos Botwnnog), Stephen Black (Sweet Baboo), Gwion Llewelyn (Aldous Harding) and Rhodri Brooks (Melin Melyn). With Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci stalwart Euros Childs adding his unmistakable vocals to a couple of songs, this is a truly Welsh affair. It also features string arrangements by Gruff Ab Arwel, whose ear for melody brings a new dimension to the songs. These are performed by Angharad Davies, Angharad Jenkins and Patrick Rimes. The album is co-produced with long-time collaborator Iwan Morgan.
Listen to her new single ‘Duw Neu Magic’:
“It talks about a night that felt hugely profound – putting my boys to bed that night, I had the feeling that only some divine force, or magic, could carry our little family safely through into the morning. Iwan Morgan, who co-produced the album, says it sounds like rainy Paris in the 60s – I’m happy with that!”.
Pre-order Cool Head, which includes Vinyl, CD + Novel bundles here: https://bubblewrapcollective.co.uk/product/cool-head/ and Bandcamp: https://bubblewrapcollective.bandcamp.com/album/cool-head