“Real Thing” Ruel

Ruel, recently released his new single “Real Thing.” The track is off his forthcoming sophomore release Free Time, due out on September 13, via RCA Records. The song, produced by long-time collaborator, M-Phazes, follows the EP’s lead single, “Face To Face”.

Free Time EP follows his previous release READY, which featured the singles “Dazed & Confused” and “Younger,” leading to Ruel becoming the youngest recipient in history to win the prestigious ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist Of The Year in his native Australia. “Real Thing” and “Face To Face” follow Ruel’s “Painkiller,” which dropped earlier this year, also taken from his forthcoming Free Time EP.

Inspired by Amy Winehouse, Stevie Wonder, Dave Brubeck, Frank Ocean and James Blake, Ruel first began playing guitar and writing his own material at the age of 8. The singer/songwriter the youngest male to twice sell out the iconic Sydney Opera House.

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Live Dates

10/08 – Great American Music Hall – San Francisco, CA – (Early Show) – SOLD OUT
10/08 – Great American Music Hall – San Francisco, CA – (Late Show) – SOLD OUT
10/10 – Columbia City Theater – Seattle, WA – SOLD OUT
10/12 – Holocene – Portland, OR – SOLD OUT
10/14 – Biltmore Ballroom – Vancouver, BC – SOLD OUT
10/19 – Subterranean – Chicago, IL – SOLD OUT
10/21 – Velvet Underground – Toronto, ON – (Early Show) – SOLD OUT
10/21 – Velvet Underground – Toronto, ON – (Late Show) – SOLD OUT
10/22 – The Foundry at The Fillmore – Philadelphia, PA – SOLD OUT
10/25 – Songbyrd DC – Washington, DC – (Early Show) – SOLD OUT
10/25 – Songbyrd DC – Washington, DC – (Late Show) – SOLD OUT
10/28 – Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY – (Early Show) – SOLD OUT
10/28 – Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY – (Late Show) – SOLD OUT
10/29 – Center Stage Theatre – Atlanta, GA
10/31 – Warehouse Live – Studio – Houston, TX
11/01 – House of Blues – Cambridge Room – Dallas, TX – SOLD OUT
11/03 – The Fonda Theatre – Los Angeles, CA – (Early Show) – SOLD OUT
11/03 – The Fonda Theatre – Los Angeles, CA – (Late Show) – SOLD OUT

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