Debut album Xtian Skate Night is due out this Friday (June 20th)

"Dreamy...a moment of calm" - Craig Charles, BBC 6 Music

"Beautiful. I love it so much. It’s really special." - Guy Garvey, BBC 6 Music

"Koob’s lyrics act as an invitation to intimacy cloaked in the clandestine paranoia of a closeted teen" - Under The Radar

Ahead of the release of her debut album this Friday, Manchester-based American artist Run Remedy (Robin Koob) has shared the title-track, 'Xtian Skate Night'. The record is a fearless deep dive into identity, loss, and self-acceptance, the album fuses confessional lyricism with intricate arrangements, blending melancholic folk elements with atmospheric indie rock and experimental textures.

A preacher’s kid raised in suburban New Jersey, Koob’s journey toward self-acceptance has been anything but linear. Xtian Skate Night is an autobiographical soundtrack to her teen years - navigating queerness in a deeply religious world, reckoning with loss, and ultimately finding the strength to celebrate her true self.

“Sadly, I lost my mom to cancer in 2021 after a 15 year fight. I helped look after her in her last months and we made peace with a lot. She encouraged me to ‘stop just playing everyone else’s music’ and do my own, even if it meant diving into some of the harder stuff.”

“I started writing the songs during the long nights of her illness, laughing and reflecting with her about those days, and listening to American Classic rock radio. When she died, I came back to England and did anything I could to get through it.”

The album’s title track, ‘Xtian Skate Night’, captures a pivotal moment of queer self-realisation, blending nostalgic classic rock influences with spoken-word reflections. of the single, Koob says:

"This is my moody queer girl realisation banger - sharing in the fear and exhilaration of when a huge part of your identity clicks into place. This song tells the story of that night at the roller rink when I was 13 and knew I was in big trouble. It’s also an homage to the classic rock bangers I grew up listening to on the radio in New Jersey - Bruce Springsteen, Journey, Whitney Houston and features a blend of spoken stories from close friends sharing their ‘identity realisation’ moments too - woven together into a tapestry of sound at the end."

Musically, Xtian Skate Night reflects Koob’s love of Elliott Smith, Feist, and Sufjan Stevens and marks a leap from her earlier work, embracing a maximalist yet dynamic approach to production. “I’m trying something new with each track. Some, like ‘Unwaltz,’ were recorded live with minimal takes, while others are stacked with synthetic and organic layers,” Koob shares. “I’m sensory-sensitive (ASMR junkie), so I use a lot of lo-fi elements - voice notes, field recordings, harmonies sung through a set of headphones, ribbon mics, lap pats, and human laughter.”

With Xtian Skate Night, Run Remedy crafts an unflinching, deeply personal debut album that challenges and comforts in equal measure. Her evocative storytelling and willingness to push sonic boundaries have cemented her as a rising force in the indie music scene.