{"id":10006,"date":"2023-12-07T07:12:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T07:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=10006"},"modified":"2023-12-08T19:12:48","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T19:12:48","slug":"ruts-dc-release-new-video-faces-in-the-sky-as-they-kick-off-december-uk-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=10006","title":{"rendered":"Ruts DC release new video Faces In The Sky as they kick off December UK tour"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Punk rock survivors <strong>Ruts DC<\/strong> have released a new video for one of the highlights from their most recent album as they begin their latest tour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fresh and fighting fit from a lengthy European tour, the London trio return with an extensive December tour and a new video for <em>Faces In The Sky<\/em>, the opening track from last year&#8217;s acclaimed <em>Counterculture?<\/em> album.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe video captures the intention of the song,\u201d says bassist and singer John \u2018Segs\u2019 Jennings. \u201cIt\u2019s the paranoia of these modern times. The lyric reads, \u2018<em>How can we tear the dream from a lie?<\/em>\u2019 &#8211; Beware the tech you wish for.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The video perfectly compliments the songs sense of foreboding and dread, yet like all great Ruts DC compositions, it\u2019s defiant and bold in its lyrical and musical approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&#039;Faces In The Sky&#039; - CounterCulture?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yk-Bbkw_O0g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Always a 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