Ring Of Roses//The Garden Live
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Ring Of Roses//The Garden

Capturing James Brute and his band at their dynamic best, these two live favourites show off their dynamic range from swinging piano and guitar riffs to haunting soundscapes. Mixed by Olly Betts (The Duke Spirit) with original artwork by Sophie Mo.

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James Brute

“A really passionate, raw, and very very well written affair.” — Danielle Perry

“Like Tom Waits trapped in a sex dungeon… A must-see for anyone with a hankering for bleak-abilly blues.” — NME

James Brute is the alter-ego of James Steel, songwriter and frontman of 2000s East London darlings The Brute Chorus. Steel’s musical narratives of love, loss and lust have delved into ever darker and more mysterious regions since the release of Bury Yourself — his debut single as James Brute — in 2014. The warp and weft of his songs speak to the basest of our human instincts, pulling on themes and characters both ancient and modern; arcane and mundane.

In 2025 Steel began playing some of the most intimate shows of his life; unaccompanied and often completely unplugged. His performances more honest, humorous and raw than ever, his songs stripped down, sung out, slung out and strung out for all to hear.