From the moment this single started to play, I knew that I would love it!
Christina Rubino’s single “Down to the Sea” is taken from her upcoming album, Godspeed and Guns. This album is set to be released on Valentine’s Day (February 14th).
Christina’s music is similar to Johnny Cash, Linda Perry, Concrete Blonde, Amanda Palmer and Jessica Lea Mayfield. As I mentioned from the start I really loved this song. Not having heard any of her music before I was instantly enchanted by her voice. I loved the way that the music was arranged and I’m intrigued about her upcoming album.
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She comes from Brooklyn NY and growing up in a big family, her mother, being Irish Catholic and her father, an Italian-immigrant. Christina was raised with her 7 siblings. Though she only realized her passion for music during her teenage years, it didn’t stop her from writing songs at the age of only 17. Starting with the guitar, she began playing within groups as a vocalist and rhythm guitarist.
In 2008, Rubino joined the all-female group Violator, a NYC based
Depeche Mode cover band, as the lead guitarist. Throughout her time with the band, she loved the excitement of travel and live performance, but always longed to return to making original music.
2009 marked the transition by members of Violator to Josephine, an all-female trio in which Rubino, lead vocals and guitars, wrote and collaborated with drummer Tracy Thompkins (Aerial Love Feed, Violator) and bassist Leigh Regan (Violator). After releasing an EP with Josephine, Rubino went on to write and record her debut solo record, Alive From The Scrap Heap in 2014 before returning to the studio for her 2016 Godspeed & Guns release.
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