Middle Class Rut
American band
Middle Class Rut, also known as MC Rut, is an American alternative rock band duo consisting of vocalist/guitarist Zack Lopez and vocalist/drummer Sean Stockham. They were formed in Sacramento, California in December 2006. After several EP's, in 2010 they released their first full-length LP, No Name No Color. Their second album, Pick Up Your Head, was released June 25, 2013. After a brief hiatus, the band returned in 2018 with their third album, Gutters.
Biography
Middle Class Rut was formed after the dissolution of Lopez and Stockham's previous band, Leisure, which was signed to DreamWorks Records in 2000 when Lopez and Stockham were in their teens. Leisure came to an end in 2003 and, after taking a hiatus from performing, Lopez and Stockham came together again to form Strangler, which would soon after be renamed Middle Class Rut.
The band played its first major national tour in the fall of 2007 with Receiving End Of Sirens and Envy On The Coast. Alternative Press reviewed MC Rut's live performance, saying "…it's mind-blowing to witness the sheer depth and complexity of the sound these two guys are capable of unleashing on their own…but once the novelty subsides, you're left with incendiary post-rock with visible traces of '90s alternative." The band toured with Burning Brides during July 2008 and 3 during October 2008.
In late 2007 Sacramento alternative rock station KWOD 106.5 FM (defunct) featured Middle Class Rut's "New Low" as part of its on-air local band feature.
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