“a decidedly rarified pedigree” (Toronto Star)

Date: 2010.05.06 | Category: press | Tags:

“He really wanted to take the country out of me. But not violently,” Justin says of his experience working with Hawksley Workman on his latest album, The Early Widows. Although Justin had reservations about working with a producer for the first time, this collaboration allowed him to step out of his comfort zone with a different approach and new sounds.

“…letting us in on a poorly kept secret: Rutledge isn’t afraid to rock out a wee bit. Anyone who’s ever seen him join his pals the Beauties onstage for a few tunes at the Dakota Tavern on a Sunday night, of course, knows that the man is quite capable of letting loose onstage”

Read Ben Rayner’s interview here