The Julie Ruin premiered the music video for “I’m Done” via Rookie Magazine.
Rookie Magazine shared The Julie Ruin’s first music video off of the highly anticipated new album Hit Reset, which will be available tomorrow July 8th. The video for “I’m Done” was directed by Laura Parnes’, and features The Julie Ruin’s front-woman Kathleen Hanna joining with past iterations of herself in a karaoke battle against her haters everywhere. Watch below for the full experience, and watch the band perform live next Tuesday, July 12th when they are scheduled to perform live on NBC’s Late Night with Seth Meyers. The band begins their 6-month long tour for Hit Reset starting in Chicago next Thursday night.
The Julie Ruin has an interesting way of coming together as Kathleen Hanna somehow managed to assemble the members without any of them realizing what was even happening. It started back in 2009. Kathleen hadn’t released a new album since Le Tigre’s This Island (2004), and she was ready to get new music out to her fans. Her onetime bandmate on Bikini Kill, Kathi Wilcox was already moving to New York, so Kathleen didn’t even bother finding another bassist. While that was already taken care of, Kathleen abruptly invited Carmine Covelli who had toured with Le Tigre in the past to be drummer at her birthday party who gladly accepted. Next, Kathleen persuaded Sara Landeau to join the band for a mere exchange of Pro Tools guitar lessons. And finally, approached Kenny Mellman with the idea that they should write country songs together to sell to other artists. Within one week, Kathleen’s “manager” supposedly told her that the two would never break into that industry, so Kathleen said that Kenny might as well join her new band on the keyboards. From then, the band first got together in January of 2010 in a practice room in Manhattan and learned to play songs from Kathleen’s other projects as well as the first solo Julie Ruin record from 1997. When Kathi finally moved to New York, the band started to work on writing songs that became their first album Run Fast, which released in 2013. In late, 2014 the band began working on Hit Reset, which is finally set to release today July 8th. Hit Reset expands on the band’s already established sound: dance filled with some mood spots and background from girl groups. “ Hit Reset is the sound of a band who have found their sweet spot. Kathleen’s vocals are empowered and her lyrics are as pointed and poignant as ever. From the chilling first lines of “Hit Reset”(“deer hooves hanging on the wall, shell casings in the closet hall”) to the touching lines of “Calverton” (“Without you I might be numb, hiding in my apartment from everyone / Without you I’d take the fifth, or be on my death bed still full of wishes”), Kathleen takes a leap into the personal not seen completely on the first album or possibly even in the rest of her work.”
The Julie Ruin Tour Dates:
07.14/16: Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
07/15/16: Detroit, MI – Marble Bar
07/16/16: Lakewood, OH – Mahall’s
07/18/16: Toronto, ON – Lee’s Palace
07/19/16: Montreal, QC – Theater Fairmount
07/21/16: Cambridge, MA – The Sinclair
07/22/16: Portsmouth, NH – 3S Artspace
07/23/16: New York, NY – Panorama Music, Art, & Technology Festival
08/10/16: Richmond, VA – The Broadberry
08/12/16: Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
08/13/16: Atlanta, GA – Wrecking Ball
08/14/16: Birmingham, AL – Saturn
08/16/16: Nashville, TN – Mercy Lounge
08/17/16: Cincinnati, OH – Woodward Theater
08/19/16: Washington. DC – Black Cat
08/20/16: Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
09/18/16: Chicago, IL – Riot Fest
10/07/16: Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theater
10/08/16: Seattle, WA – The Showbox at the Market
10/09/16: Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
10/11/16: San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
10/14/16: Los Angeles, CA – The Roxy Theater
10/15/16: Los Angeles, CA – The Roxy Theater
11/27/16: Berlin, DE – Columbia Theater
11/28/16: Amsterdam, NL – Paradiso (Small Hall)
11/30/16: Brussels, BE – Botanique Rotonde
12/01/16: Paris, FR – Point Ephemere
12/02/16: London, UK – KOKO
12/04/16: Manchester, UK – Gorilla
12/05/16: Leeds, UK – Brudenell Social Club
12/06/16: Glasgow, UK – The Art School