RUBY SOHO + SPITTING CHIPS

Ruby Soho is a raw and unapologetic voice emerging from Australia’s underground music scene, blending vulnerability, grit, and poetic storytelling into every track. A musician, flower farmer, and teacher now based on the Coffs Coast, Ruby brings a deeply human perspective to her art—one shaped by lived experience, emotional intensity, and a refusal to sugarcoat the truth.

Her debut record Confessions from the Loony Bin is exactly what it sounds like: a fearless, unfiltered exploration of mental health, identity, love, and survival. With haunting melodies and stripped-back lyricism, Ruby invites listeners into the most intimate corners of her mind—where chaos and beauty coexist. The album captures moments of darkness, resilience, and dark humour, offering both confrontation and comfort to those who have ever felt on the edge.

Drawing inspiration from punk honesty, folk storytelling, and alternative grit, Ruby Soho’s sound is both nostalgic and entirely her own. Whether she’s behind a microphone or tending to her flowers, her work is grounded in connection—to self, to community, and to the messy, complicated experience of being alive.

Confessions from the Loony Bin isn’t just an album—it’s a reckoning, a release, and a reminder that there’s power in telling the truth.

Ruby Soho doesn’t just share a lineup with Bill Walsh—she shares a past that helped shape everything she does. Long before Confessions from the Loony Bin, Ruby was an 18-year-old stepping into Melbourne’s iconic Cherry Bar, where Bill took her under his wing. What started as a job behind the bar turned into something much bigger.

Bill taught her how to DJ. How to book bands. How to run a room. How to back herself in a scene that doesn’t hand anything to you.

From those late nights and loud lessons came Cherry Rock—a festival built from the same sweat, chaos, and love of rock and roll that still fuels them both.

Now, years later, it’s come full circle.

Bill Walsh—best known for his work with Cosmic Psychos and now bringing the same ferocity through Spitting Chips—joins Ruby not as a mentor, but as a mate and a fellow artist on the same bill. It’s loud, it’s fast, and it’s real.

Two generations of grit. One shared history. No pretence.

Just rock and roll.

Who are spitting chips?

Spitting Chips are a high-energy Australian rock trio built on old-school punk grit and no-frills attitude.
The band features Bill Walsh (drums) and Peter "Dirty" Jones (guitar)—both original members of Cosmic Psychos—alongside bassist Sam Johnston.

 

Their sound is exactly what you’d expect from that lineup: fast, loud, and stripped back. They rip through classic Psychos tracks from the mid-80s era while mixing in their own raw, no-bull originals. It’s less about polish and more about energy—pub rock turned all the way up.

 

Since forming, they’ve been grinding it out on the road across the east coast of Australia, building a reputation for chaotic, high-volume live shows that lean heavily into that classic Aussie punk/pub rock spirit.

https://rubysoho.bandcamp.com

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