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These Milton Keynes garage fuzzers are continuing their rebirth as a duo with this DIY standalone offering, which captures the band at their most intense and vulnerable and also welcomes a former collaborator back into the camp, showing that while genuine friendships move on they never truly die.

Speaking about ‘Ruby Red; drummer Jack Orr explained to us:

On this new single we explore themes of obsession, emotional damage and losing control when you love too hard.

The lyrics are raw and direct, channelling desert rock weight with modern grungy tension. This release continues our run of singles leading into our next EP, pushing the darker, heavier side of Torus.

For the video, the band went with something more light-hearted as a juxtaposition to the songs heartfelt emotional feel, but also something that would match the frantic pace of the song.

Singer and guitarist Alfie Glass elaborated:

After throwing ideas around with our ex bassist Harry Quinn, who filmed the video, we decided to lean into the wacky old Beatles short film vibe and do something fun that would show off our personalities a bit more, with the ridiculous quest of trying to find the magic milk from the sacred cow that would heal us from all of our wrongdoings mixed with a brutally honest relationship driven song that had to be made in that moment heading towards a slightly darker side.

Following the release of their debut album the previous year, 2025 saw Torus embark on a new era for the band, with the departure of original bassist Harry Quinn and the decision, for now, to proceed as a duo. Jack and Alfie quickly got to work on new songs and jams in this new format and this period of intense creativity has resulted in a flood of new material, so expect a lot of essential new music from Torus over the coming months!

‘Ruby Red’ is released on the band’s own Headcharge Records label, a spin-off from their Headcharge Club intitiative, which  was founded to support and uplift the music scene in Milton Keynes, Northampton and the surrounding areas. It has been driving the grassroots movement locally by putting on DIY events and festivals, helping to build and strengthen the community.

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