Winter in the City

The Ruby Kid

CD: 6 Tracks

Price: £6.00 within UK

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Radical Hip-Hop from Sheffield this is his debut 6-track EP, released in March 2009, featuring his backing band Black Jacobins. (Listen)

“Poetic, intellectual and engaging, The Ruby Kid not only produces great studio tracks but also pulls it off live. With rippling staccato delivery blended with smooth harmonic vocal support, The Ruby Kid and band show a maturity and understanding of the crowd way beyond their experience. The Winter In The City EP was a great introduction to the promise of this unit. And I'm eagerly awaiting round two.” - Iain Hodgson, BBC Radio Sheffield

“The Ruby Kid is one of the most controversially brilliant acts to come out of the Steel City. [He is] an honest voice amidst the waves of commercial drivel. [The Winter In The City EP] has the power to change opinions and the way we act.” – Lauren Peel, Sheffield Music Scene

“Like the Freewheelin' era Dylan, [The Ruby Kid] adopts the persona of a revolutionary prophet against the tides of mediocrity, particularly in 'Only One Victory', where the use of biblical and mythical imagery sounds not too far from Dylan's walk amongst the twelve misty mountains in 'A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall'. A startling rhythmical ability also makes the Ruby Kid compelling. The 'Pen/Sword Prophecy' is a breathless, sprawling scroll of rhyme and meter that would have made Ginsberg proud […] Ruby Kid's promise is however undeniable; his rhyming is self conscious, intelligent, flowing and at times totally compelling.” – Paul Lynch, Sandman Magazine

“It’s almost embarrassing to be so positive about something I’m reviewing, but I’ve never had the pleasure of describing a work of art as complete as [Winter In The City EP] before. It is intelligent AND heartfelt. It is of ‘the streets’ AND threatens to go beyond them. It commiserates in my troubles AND makes me glad to be alive.” – Adam Ford, Nerve Magazine

“Considering this [Winter In The City EP] is the first release The Ruby Kid has offered the public, it’s impressive just how mature the feel of this EP is. From track one the beats stay great, borrowing heavily from easy listening and jazz, never excessively aggressive […] While The Ruby Kid’s political views glare through on most tracks, they’re delivered with intelligence and subtly.” – Adam Stone, Red Hot Velvet