Ruth is a four-piece Christian indie band from

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. Ruth's debut album, ''

Secondhand Dreaming ''Secondhand Dreaming'' is the debut album by Christian rock band Ruth. It was released on June 26, 2007, on Tooth & Nail Records and produced by Aaron Sprinkle. "Cross the Line" was the first single and "You Are" was the second single. A pre-o ...

'', was released June 26, 2007.

History

Formation

Dustin Ruth moved to Los Angeles to find band members to join him in forming a band. After searching for some time, he finally found a group of people in his hometown of

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, who also wanted to form a band. The band's name "Ruth" is a reference to the lead singer's last name, and is also an acronym for "Return Us to Him". In early 2006, they released a self-titled EP and promoted their music by playing concerts along the

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. They were signed on by

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in fall 2006, and began recording their full-length debut album.

''Secondhand Dreaming''

In November 2006, they finished recording their debut album, ''

'', with producer

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. It was subsequently released on June 26, 2007, and Ruth supported the album while on tour with label mates Emery and Surrogate. In late 2007, Ruth embarked on the "Appetite for Construction Tour" with

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and

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, a tour which supported the charity

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''Anorak''

Following the release of ''

'', the band began recording their second album ''

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'' in early 2008. They worked with

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of Surrogate as the album's producer, as well as

again. The recording was completed in May 2008, and the album was released on October 28, 2008, in the United States.

''The Covers EP''

In April 2009, Ruth toured with Falling Up on their Fangs! tour. On August 25, 2009, Ruth digitally released a five-song EP covering artists such as Coldplay, Tracy Chapman, Buddy Holly, Mr. Big, and the Everly Brothers. The first song to be released was the cover of Coldplay's "Fix You". As of January 13, 2010, Ruth was no longer signed to Tooth & Nail. The band is still active, but is currently independent.

''Payola''

In November 2011, they released a video of a new song, "Life is Just a Dream". This song was included in Ruth's album ''Payola'', released on March 6, 2012, in partnership with

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Philanthropic

All proceeds from the song "Rosa Dear" during the month of February 2016 were donated to Vet Ranch, a foundation that uses user-donated funds to help treat and care for animals (usually those on the brink of being euthanized).

Members

Current members

* Dustin Ruth — lead singer, guitar, harmonica * Nicholas Wiinikka – lead guitar * Jesse Counts – bass * Ryan Peterson – drums

Former members

* Matt Roberts – drums * Daniel Passera – drums * Justin Schiermeister – bass * Brett Van Liew – bass * Reid VanAtta – drums * Cody Ray Thompson – drums

Discography

Albums

* ''Voilà'' – (2014) * ''

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'' – In Partnership with

(2012) * ''The Covers EP'' – Tooth & Nail Records (2009) * ''

'' – Tooth & Nail Records (2008) * ''

'' –

(2007) * '' Ruth EP'' –

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(2006)

Singles

*2007: "

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" *2007: " You Are", No. 16 on the

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November 17, 2007 chart *2008: "One Foot In, One Foot Out" *2008: "Back to the Five"

TV and multimedia placements

Vet Ranch (YouTube) * Rosa Dear Happy Endings (ABC) * You've Changed Fox Family Countdown (FOX) * Back to the Five Teen Mom 2 (MTV) * My One and Only Punk'd (MTV) * You've Changed 10 on Top (MTV) * Life Is Just A Dream * Alone Friendzone (MTV) * My One And Only * Summer Fire * Darling Why? * Alone * You've Changed Made (MTV) * My One and Only The Real World: St. Thomas (MTV) * My One and Only * Life Is Just A Dream Underemployed (MTV) * Love & Craigslist I'm Married To A... (VH1) * Life Is Just A Dream My Big Redneck Vacation (CMT) * Love & Craigslist Sell This House Extreme (A&E) * Darling Why? KTLA (KTLA) * Summer Fire

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ruth Christian rock groups from Washington (state) Tooth & Nail Records artists Musical groups established in 2005 2005 establishments in Washington (state)