Rick Rude turns in a ravishing new song with “Ow For Now”
Over the past few years, the northeast has been a hot bed of bands producing intricate, thoughtful indie-rock. Hailing from New Hampshire, Rick Rude may not be the most recognizable name—at least not yet—but the band’s built a back catalog that fits in nicely with bands like Speedy Ortiz and Krill. Today, The A.V. Club is premiering “Ow For Now,” a song from the band’s sophomore album, Make Mine Tuesday, which will be released by Sophomore Lounge and Tiny Radar Records on January 20. The song sees bassist-vocalist Jordan Holtz opening up about how, for her, it’s a struggle to even make music:
I started having trouble with my hands a few years back when I really started getting into playing bass, come to find out that I had carpal and cubital tunnel syndrome in both my left and right hands. I felt really defeated by the fact that I had found something that I was so passionate about and wanted to do constantly but couldn’t/shouldn’t. “Ow For Now” serves as a proclamation of acceptance and an establishment of motive to do everything possible to make it work.