Review: ruby red — solar 9 fender – ep
On solar 9 fender – ep, Ruby Red park the convertible squarely at the intersection of glossy electro-pop and after-hours indie, then drop the top just as the synths start to glow. It’s a compact, high-octane set where vocoder-kissed hooks, rubberized bass lines, and prismy pads orbit a human core: longing, city-light romance, and the pulse-race of 2 a.m. possibilities.
The Daft Punk comparison (and what ruby red does differently)
If Daft Punk perfected the cathedral of robot-soul—chrome surfaces, immaculate grooves, circuitry bent toward euphoria—ruby red inhabit the apartment across the street: smaller room, same mirror-ball glow, but with blinds half-drawn and lyrics closer to the chest. You hear the lineage in the side-chain swells, filter sweeps, and the way choruses snap into place like a perfectly quantized hi-hat grid especially in songs like “Draft Day”. But where the robots often floated above the crowd, ruby red step off the plinth and onto the floor—letting scuffed kicks, grainy vocal layers, and guitar flickers bring a touch of late-night humanity. Think “Digital Love” feelings poured into “Instant Crush” textures, then smudged with bedroom-pop fingerprints. “Still Feel It” grooves like a track off Discovery. This record just feels so good!
RIYL
Daft Punk, Justice (sleeker moments), The Japanese House, Roosevelt, Parcels, LEISURE, M83 (pop side)
Verdict
Short, sleek, and extremely replayable, solar 9 fender – ep is robot-funk with a heartbeat—a tight proof-of-concept that suggests ruby red can scale these ideas to a full-length without losing the intimate charge. File under: AudioFuzz Hot New Music material, and spin it loud.