The Ruse is a 4 piece indie rock

Indie rock

Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...

 band based in Los Angeles

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, California. The band was started in 2004 in New York City

New York City

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, but relocated in 2005 to California. The band is known for grand, epic sounding songs and a captivating live show.

The band started playing coast to coast tours in 2005, and has since performed hundreds of shows throughout the USA. The band has released 3 full length albums, and 1 EP.

In June 2009, iTunes

ITunes

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 selected The Ruse song "Beautiful is Gone" to be the iTunes Single of the Week . The group's album Midnight in the City reached #21 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart as a result.

In February 2011, the band announced on its website that they are currently in the studio recording a new album (due in 2011).

Discography

• Invasion (2005)
• Light in Motion (2006)
• Live at the Viper Room (2007)
• Midnight in the City (2008)
• Love Sex Confusion (2010)