The first musical collaboration between M Roy Clark and Elle Leatham began as a one-off project during downtime in a friend's studio.  Beginning with a simple loop and a few stray lyrical ideas, it has evolved into a monster of a track, with swirling, gurgling synths and ethereal multi-track vocals.  Still in its demo form, "October Is Closing In" is an enigmatic preview of the forthcoming Rubberhusband LP.


October Is Closing In  (demo)

Debut LP from Oakland-based Synthpop act.

All songs written and produced by M Roy Clark and Elle Leatham -  except "Entertaining Me" written and produced by M Roy Clark, Elle Leatham, and Jonathan Snider. 

Under a Blacklight

Just as Bad as Me

Hosting the Tryouts

Remixed by Darrell Pate Jr. of Bay Area act, DpBts ("dope-bots").

4:U  (DpBts remix)

Rubberhusband's anti-Valentines' Day un-love song remixed and de-constructed by Oakland's own Everglades.

4:U  (EVERGLADES deconstruction)

Written and recorded in an afternoon session as a response to the silly hoopla that often surrounds Valentines Day.  "4:U" celebrates the complexities of relationship politics as opposed to the saccharine sentiments of eternal love (or loneliness) most often espoused at the mention of February 14th.

4:U  (early demo)

DJ/producer M Roy Clark first met vocalist Elle Leatham while working in a cafe in San Francisco. Discovering a mutual affinity for music production, sonic experimentation, and soulful Electropop, the seeds were planted for an eventual collaboration. When they found themselves living in the same Oakland neighborhood a couple of years later, Rubberhusband was born! 

Marrying influences from Manchester to Motown - from Munich to Memphis, Rubberhusband's smooth sound is difficult to pin down - but easy to dance to!

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