Ruby The Hatchet stream 'Planetary Space Child' in full ahead of album release

Philadelphia psych-rock quintet RUBY THE HATCHET are streaming their brand new album, Planetary Space Child, alongside an insightful interview via Metal Hammer's website. The seven track album is released today, August 25 via Tee Pee Records. LISTEN TO PLANETARY SPACE CHILD VIA METAL HAMMER'S WEBSITE HERE.

Following a triumphant show at Psycho Las Vegas last week, the band caught up with Metal Hammer's Jonathan Selzer as they made their way back to the East Coast. Selzer describes Planetary Space Child as "the musical equivalent of a richly saturated, long exposure photo, placed on an altar bedecked with incense."

Recorded in an 1800's era estate deep in the Pennsylvania woods with engineers Joe Boldizar (Retro City Studios), Zach Goldstein (Kawari Sound), and the band’s own Sean Hur, Planetary Space Child reflects the unique process of its creation. The product of several weeks of self-imposed isolation, the record showcases seven richly layered songs that unite heavy, doomy psychedelia with acid-rock, proto-prog and melodic, hypnotic songcraft complete with looming organ flourishes and rolling vocal harmonies that imbue an infectious aura.

Taking advantage of the century-plus-old manor’s natural acoustics, inherent eeriness and a custom built control room, Planetary Space Childsees the band elevate their sound to new hallucinogenic heights with layers of experimentation and a weighty, undeniable sonic pallette that is dark, lush and impervious to mimicry. With a bouncy creepiness, the album's bulk forges a hypnotic, head-nodding nirvana while electric vocalist Jillian Taylor spins haunting tales of death and dreams, her voice layered in hazy smoke that infuses the sound of the band with an otherworldly element.

Planetary Space Child track list

1.) Planetary Space Child

2.) Killer

3.) Pagan Ritual

4.) The Fool

5.) Symphony of the Night

6.) Gemini

7.) Lightning Comes Again