The Alternative-Rock duo Middle Class Rut consists of vocalist + guitarist
Zack Lopez and vocalist + drummer Sean Stockham. The group's two members
have been playing together since they were teenagers, camping out in Lopez's
mom's house in Sacramento, California USA, to write and record the songs
they wrote.
The duo's first band, Leisure, dissolved in early 2003 after a few false
starts, sending Lopez to work construction and Stockham to labor as a
studio runner in Los Angeles. But they soon realized stopping wasn't an
option. Sean moved back to Sacramento and Zack began driving up every
weekend from L.A. to write and rehearse music. After a year of commuting
up and down the California coast, Zack Lopez relocated as well, solidifying
a future for the pair's new band.
They record every song they write almost immediately in their rehearsal
space, capturing the instantaneous spirit of a track while still in the
moment. Released in October 2010, Middle Class Rut's debut album, "No
Name No Color", is a collection of these recordings, which the two
elected to use rather than attempt to recreate the spark of the original
tracks later in a studio. The disc includes the Alternative radio top
40 hit "New Low".
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