{"id":62803,"date":"2020-06-04T12:43:31","date_gmt":"2020-06-04T11:43:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=62803"},"modified":"2020-06-04T12:43:31","modified_gmt":"2020-06-04T11:43:31","slug":"pop-duo-rulu-releases-debut-album-finally-with-lead-track-switch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2020\/06\/pop-duo-rulu-releases-debut-album-finally-with-lead-track-switch\/","title":{"rendered":"Pop Duo Rulu Releases Debut Album &#8216;Finally&#8217; With Lead Track &#8216;Switch&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Comprising successful DJ Rob Hardman and renowned singer, The Lady-Lou, the pop duo Rulu are releasing their debut album, &#8216;Finally&#8217;.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Appropriately named, the album has taken longer to put together than originally intended, because of their perfectionism and intense attention to detail.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">First single from the album, &#8216;Switch&#8217;, is accompanied by a music video which makes good use of light and dark, bright colours, visual effects, and dance. Deep with symbolism, the album takes in a wide range of themes, allowing the listener to go on a musical journey by way of The Lady-Lou&#8217;s soulful vocals, and which lyrically covers the highs and lows we all experience.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Having worked in the music industry for many years on their own solo projects, Rob Hardman and The Lady-Lou have considerable talents which together create a pop project that is both fresh and modern sounding, while reflecting their respective tastes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Listen to &#8216;Switch&#8217; on Spotify<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/3iroiNfRAJBUOoivdZTfUE?si=56Zsp51HTleqwdtD1CYW2w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spotify<\/a>. You can watch the music video below:<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_52397\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qFp8IMQI2vQ?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"Rulu - Switch\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/qFp8IMQI2vQ\/maxresdefault.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rulu can be found online on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Rulu-Music-1127958897400677\/\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RuluMusic\">Twitter<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rulumusic\/\">Instagram<\/a>. Listen to more of Rulu on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/1MsAiuQztPNdLrt6FkUIK9?si=482v28_vRF2yzKgDgKA3xw\">Spotify<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Comprising successful DJ Rob Hardman and renowned singer, The Lady-Lou, the pop duo Rulu are releasing their debut album, &#8216;Finally&#8217;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":62804,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7,21455,9,21453,21445,21446,640],"tags":[25354,25356,144,77,370,226,25353,19996,25355,81],"class_list":["post-62803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","category-new-albums","category-new-releases","category-new-singles","category-reviews","category-single-reviews","category-videos","tag-dj-rob-hardman","tag-finally","tag-new-album","tag-new-release","tag-new-single","tag-pop","tag-rulu","tag-switch","tag-the-lady-lou","tag-video"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-gkX","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":94590,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2026\/03\/shes-got-claws-take-us-on-a-synth-pop-journey-with-new-album-stronger-the-faith\/","url_meta":{"origin":62803,"position":0},"title":"She\u2019s Got Claws Take Us On A Synth-Pop Journey With New Album, &#8216;Stronger The Faith&#8217;","author":"Lisa Hafey","date":"02\/03\/2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Released on the 20th of February, 'Stronger Than Faith' is the latest album from British duo, She's Got Claws. 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