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Leaving With Nothing Rube & Rake
ST. JOHN’S-BASED FOLK DUO
Rube & Rake’s gorgeous harmonies and musical chemistry make a lasting impression. Josh Sandu and Andrew Laite’s sophomore album, a follow-up to their 2017 awardwinning debut album Back and Forth, was eagerly anticipated and apparently well received locally: since its October 2020 release, Leaving With Nothing garnered the band a whopping six MusicNL award nominations: FACTOR Album of the Year, The Citadel House Folk/Roots Artist of the Year, Yamaha Group of the Year, St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival Music Video of the Year, Ron Hynes SOCAN Songwriter of the Year and The Telegram Fans Choice Entertainer of the Year. It’s easy to see why this second release hits harder. By working with Adam Hogan of Hey Rosetta! fame and local musicians Maria Cherwick, Josh Ward, Andrew Sneddon, Steve Maloney and more, the pair expanded their sound by adding fiddle, organs, dobro and, for the first time, drums. 40
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The album kicks off with “Somewhere,” immediately launching listeners into an adventure with the album’s protagonist, a person on an uncertain journey, seeking out a certain feeling. “There has to be a place to lay my head,” the chorus repeats. The third track, “What Will,” opens by asking, “What will carry us through our days with no work and all play?” This line, 1-888-588-6353
