‘Really beautiful with a fragile simplicity. Magnificent’
Roddy Hart (The Roddy Hart Show, BBC Radio Scotland)
‘Rudie & Brambley conjure a lovelorn musical chemistry on their debut EP Broken Pieces. With a wistful, even solemn tinge and haunting touches of electronica, their pitch-perfect harmonies weave delicate patterns like dappled sunlight in a glade. Gorgeous’
David Sinclair (The Times, Rolling Stone, Billboard)
Debut EP ‘Broken Pieces’ out 26.09.25
Broken Pieces is a 5 track EP and will be available on all streaming platforms as well as a CD to order through Bandcamp. Listen below to the already released ‘Red Moon’ alongside a taster of future singles ‘Woodsmoke’ and ‘Butterfly Wing‘
ABOUT THE BAND
So So Sad are Chris Brambley and Catherine Rudie.
Originally from the very opposite ends of Britain (Rudie from the remote North Coast of Scotland and Chris from the South Coast of England) they bring together equally contrasting musical influences and artistic approaches to create intimate guitar and piano based songs of beauty and strangeness, suffused with electronic textures and closely woven vocal harmonies.
Their debut EP ‘Broken Pieces’ will be released this summer. The 5-track EP has already recieved a favourable critical reception. Two songs; ‘Red Moon’ and ‘Woodsmoke’ have been featured on BBC Radio Scotland’s Roddy Hart Show and a third ‘Butterfly Wing’ was included on Fresh on the Net’s ‘Fresh Faves’, as voted for by their well-informed and enthusiastic community of music lovers.
BIOGRAPHIES
Chris is a classical guitarist, pianist and contemporary folk songwriter and former member of leading chamber choir Collegium Musicum of London. His intricate guitar work and slow-moving, harmonically rich arrangements bring a grounding warmth to the duo’s sound.
Rudie was originally a bagpipe player and Gaelic singer. She now creates acutely observed songs in English often with an undercurrent of electronic atmospherics. She is a past recipient of the Scottish Burns Award for songwriting and was named ‘One to Watch’ by BBC Radio 3’s Late Junction in 2019. The same year her debut album ‘The Möbius Kiss’ was released to widespread positive critical attention with radio play on 6MUSIC, BBC Scotland and The Late Junction, BBC Radio 3, amongst many others.
‘[The Möbius Kiss] is a fascinating debut. Voice and folk melodies mesh with electronic sounds, warmly drawing you in’.
Jude Rogers, The Guardian
‘A message for our times’.
Tom Robinson, BBC 6MUSIC
‘[The Möbius Kiss] is an exquisite debut. A rich and rewarding listening experience’.
Fatea Magazine
‘Broken Pieces’ EP Launch @The Glad Cafe 15th June 2025
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