No Name No Color

Overview

The Sacramento-based duo of guitarist Zack Lopez and drummer Sean Stockham dubbed Middle Class Rut uses the same spare instrumentation as the White Stripes, and for the most part, the two also ape that band's approach, turning out hard rock stompers on their full-length debut, No Name No Color. The big difference lies in the vocals, which resemble Perry Farrell much more than Jack White, possibly as much a function of the echo and filtering effects applied to them as of the actual timbre. Like the White Stripes, Middle Class Rut often harks back to the sound of Led Zeppelin, notably on the "Kashmir"-like "I Guess You Could Say." The lyrics detail a variety of complaints, many of them directed at a significant other, but also sometimes at the world in general. "What I get ain't half of what I give," the singer complains in the lead-off track, "Busy Bein' Born," adding, "give it back or I'll take it." So far, Middle Class Rut doesn't seem likely to assume the mantle of the White Stripes, though the chart success of "New Low" suggests commercial potential.

Product Details

Release Date:	10/05/2010
Label:	Bright Antenna
UPC:	0898434002338
Rank:	8346

Tracks

1. Busy Bein' Born
2. USA
3. New Low
4. Lifelong Dayshift
5. One Debt Away
6. Are You on Your Way
7. Alive or Dead
8. I Guess You Could Say
9. Sad to Know
10. Dead End
11. Thought I Was
12. Cornered

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Middle Class Rut   Primary Artist
Sean Stockham   Drums,Vocals
Zack Lopez   Guitar,Vocals

Technical Credits

Vlado Meller   Mastering
Douglas Gledhill   Photography,Art Direction,Design
Sean Stockham   Photography,Group Member
Braden Merrick   A&R
Estevan Oriol   Photography
Middle Class Rut   Composer,Engineer,Producer
Scott Schumaker   Photography
Zack Lopez   Photography,Group Member
Joe Barresi   Mixing
Beau Burchell   Mixing
Mark Santangelo   Mastering Assistant