“Her tales leave you breathless” Mojo ****

“She has a delicious turn of phrase... and there is an album full of her brainy quirkiness, so listen closely!”Lopa Kothari - BBC Radio 3

"Confident and original" The Guardian ****

Theodore’s broad musical skill set and original style have led her into impressive company, performing, recording and co-writing with top musicians across the pond. The new music was recorded in upstate New York by Eli Crews (Tune-Yards) and co-produced by Theodore and long-standing collaborator, Grammy and Tony award-winning US bassist/producer Todd Sickafoose (Anais Mitchell including "Hadestown" / Ani DiFranco) and Swiss-American percussion virtuoso Mathias Kunzli (Regina Spector / Lauryn Hill).

Theodore’s music reflects her naturally transient personality, avoiding being pinned down in all aspects of life from sexuality to physical location; Theodore’s compositions, like their creator, delve deep into various realms and genres whilst never lingering long enough to become entangled in the details. With this panoramic vista, Theodore creates and performs with a unique and instantly recognisable style that effortlessly pushes the boundaries of gender and genre and defies the confines of the conventional "singer-songwriter" archetype.

I Am I Am follows on from her last album Cactacus, which was released in 2016 and produced by Grammy award winning producer Todd Sickafoose. The album gained support from the UK national media, ranking #1 in fRoots album of the month and launched to a sold out Borderline show in Soho, followed by a string of UK tours and a successful European band tour in 2019. It was on returning home from Europe that Ruth was diagnosed with breast cancer. Successful chemotherapy treatment followed that spanned the worst of the pandemic and beyond. However, Ruth channeled her energy into what she loves, creating music every day and in early April 22 flew out to rejoin her US collaborators Todd Sickafoose (Ani DiFranco/Anais Mitchell) and Mathias Kunzli (Regina Spektor) to record the new material. The new record I Am I Am is the first of the fruits of this productive and collaborative period to be released and was recorded in Woodstock, New York.