Ruen Brothers

Siblings Henry and Rupert Stansall, known as Ruen Brothers, are saddling up from their home of Scunthorpe, England to ride into unmarked territory. Inspired by their love of noir and neo-western films, their cinematic new album Ten Paces exhibits the rich, sonic versatility of the brothers, as every instrument heard on the album is performed by Henry and Rupert. The anthemic build of "The Fear" to the lonesome balladeering of "Bullet Blues" showcases these two outlaws at their creative peak.

If your only reference for what the Ruen Brothers were about was their twangy, Roy Orbison-esque 2013 singles "Aces" and the broodingly detached, '50s-style cover photo on 2018's All My Shades of Blue, you might assume they were rock & roll purists – throwback poster boys for all things tube-amp warm and pomade-rich. However, one listen to the Rick Rubin-produced album and it quickly becomes clear that, despite the duo's obvious knack for mid-century pulp posturing, that assumption is only half-correct.