Formed in Sacramento, California in 2006, indie rock outfit
Middle Class Rut are a passionate and urgent duo featuring vocalist/guitarist
Zack Lopez and vocalist/drummer
Sean Stockham.
Lopez and
Stockham had previously played together in the Dreamworks-signed Leisure, which split in 2003. A national tour in 2007 drew some attention and the band's single, "New Low," began receiving local radio airplay. In 2008,
Lopez and
Stockham signed to the Bright Antenna label and released two EPs. In 2010,
Middle Class Rut released their full-length debut,
No Name No Color. A second album,
Pick Up Your Head, followed in 2013. ~ Matt Collar