Resting at Number 19 in our seasonal countdown of The Punk Site‘s contributors favourite releases from 2021 is ElectrAcoustiC Volume One, the first studio recordings of the highly regarded Ruts DC acoustic show that was released via their own Sosumi Recordings. The album features eleven new interpretations of some of their most cherished songs from both the frontline punk era of The Ruts, to their rebirth as Ruts DC. Whilst their reputation as one of the most vibrant and high-energy forces to be spawned from the late seventies punk explosion is assured, the stripped-down acoustic side of Ruts DC’s persona has really come to the fore in recent years. This collection of songs is not a retrospective. It is a vivid but intimate communion with a band utterly comfortable with the strength of th...