Ariel + the Undertow

Boston based four-piece Ariel + the Undertow (AATU) released their first full-length S/T record in January of 2013, generating both critical acclaim and a passionate fan base. Quickly becoming one of Boston's most talked about bands, AATU was formed by lead singer Ariel Rubin, who originally moved east from Western Canada in search of greater musical community. Finding herself inspired by the thriving Boston music scene, she began collaborating with producer Mike Davidson who helped build the layered arrangements and grinding energetic sound the band is known for. Ariel + the Undertow's 2013 release inspired a bevvy of positive reviews, touted by The Boston Globe, Baeblemusic, The Wicked Local, Allston Pudding, The Serial Optimist and charted top 100 on CMJ four weeks running. The band, described by The Boston Globe as “Burning with a fiery intensity,” has supported Lucy Rose, Mac Demarco, Hannah Georgas and Paper Lions, quickly becoming one of the darlings of Boston's classic club The Middle East. "A truly original voice that feels like it arrived fully formed" Peter Chianca, Wicked Local Their full-length is songwriter Rubin's most honed, complex, and meaningful project to date. Recorded with producer Mike Davidson the record amplifies the band’s pension for both tightly arranged, dynamic rock songs and swelling ambient lullabies that pull listeners in with their sweet intimacy. The resulting sound blends a Johnny Cash-like penchant for storytelling, Spoon-inspired percussion, and the vocal prowess of jazz greats like Nina Simone and Ella Fitzgerald. With songs that play with the idea of every person's solo battle between the inner forces of light and dark, Ariel + the Undertow winds a deliberate path from an almost belligerent refusal to give up (opener “Kindness from Strangers”) to a sense of continued questioning (closer “Waiting Time”). The band is comprised of: Ariel Rubin, Lance Riley, Greg Settino and Colin Dinney. Crooners, rockers, lovers, revolutionaries