Generally uneasy and slyly experimental, when Rich Ruth’s Thruster settles down for a moment, it likes to ease into a minimal funky groove like if Parliament had temporarily replaced George Clinton with a Gameboy. But that’s only one sound of many to be found here—there’s off-kilter folk, off-kilter new wave, off-kilter world influences, and other assorted sounds that generally leave the kilter at home, whatever that is in the first place. It’s an enjoyable listen all the way through, sparse but never short on new ideas, and you can give it a listen below. –Austin Phy
