Last Summer, New Orleans rocksteady songstress Maddie Ruthless recorded an album in Victor Axelrod‘s basement with Vic Ruggiero (The Slackers) and Lickle Dan (The Frighteners). Axelrod, known as Ticklah, is involved with The Dap Kings, Amy Winehouse, Mark Ronson, Easy Dub All Stars. Maddie had this to say about the album, which will be available online on April 15th:
I am so very excited to be finally releasing this in the next few days. It is easily my favorite piece of art I have ever made. We tried to be as purely rocksteady as possible, but we snuck a soul tune in there and a couple of dubs by Ticklah. I just cant articulate it enough, I am really excited/happy/proud everything all at once! This is a birth announcement!
Maddie Ruthless has also announced formally that she has merged with The Forthrights and will be releasing future material under that name. She went on a long tour last year with the band and found a musical partner-in-crime with keys player Jack Wright. Together the two have a whole album’s worth of new music waiting to be released in the future. Lots to look forward to from the Rocksteady Queen Of New Orleans!
You can check out the video at Vimeo HERE
Stay tuned to MNSKA for info on where you can find the album from Maddie Ruthless Featuring The Forthrights And Friends!