From day 1 Muddy Ruckus‘s songs have had a driving force behind them. An electric energy that moves, sways, dances, pushes, pulls and punches you straight in the gut. A punch that you end up thanking duo Ryan Flaherty and Erika Stahl for because it leaves you feeling that vibe and emotion for a long while. Their songs impart a groove into the air surrounding them and the latest single from the Portland roots rockers delivers on that sentiment again.

“Chasm” has a bit more of a grunge than roots feel to it. Flaherty’s guitar runs caked in rust and grime in a way that feels like a mid 90s flannel clad throwback. But the heaviness soon subsides and each note takes on a more solemn and ringing sensation as the din fades out and the overdrive pedal is switched off for a spell. The two artists have a way about them and crafting that feeling, a sense of relief from the harder hitting parts of their songs that makes those portions hit even harder and ring deeper in your chest. A balance.

Their voices spinning upwards together as a reverberating pool of sound launches back into that overdriving guitar riff. A roller coaster, a wave. A journey that they take a listener through in their songs.

The video was filmed by our old pal and the colossally talented J. Elon Goodman. A video that is equally as artistic as the song itself and dovetails brilliantly with the vibe of the track. Check it out below.