“Ruut makes music that feels lived-in, as though each song arrives carrying fingerprints.”
—SongPlode

Following the Finnish-born, Baltimore native’s signing with Meridian (ECR Music Group) earlier this year, Ruut has released a remastered, special-edition of her heralded Steinway Session album, and the stunning single “Unbeatable,” hailed by Lock Magazine as, “A heartfelt anthem that reflects both personal growth and an exciting new beginning.”

Now Meridian releases Ruut’s album Gravity—from which “Unbeatable” is born—and which serves aptly as both that new beginning, and as a repossession of the past. “The songs on Gravity have been with me for the past fifteen years,” says Ruut. “They were my quiet companions during seasons that tested my resolve and commitment to making music. These songs began as private prayers, reaching toward something larger than myself for reassurance that the dreaming, the work, and the waiting would amount to something.”

Co-produced with Grant Cornish (Pentatonix, Superfruit, Kevin Olusola), and mastered by ECR founder, producer, and recording artist Blake Morgan (Lenny Kravitz, Lesley Gore, Janita), Gravity is the perfect introduction to those who are just discovering Ruut’s artistry for the first time.

Born in Kuopio, Finland—the third of four daughters to young Sibelius Academy students—Ruut was immersed in music and film from childhood, playing piano by ear and writing songs by the age of seven. A turbulent family life led to her parents split and a move to Budapest when she was 12, where her love of music and desire to pursue it cemented—albeit secretly—while learning English and devouring American gospel music. Three years later, she arrived in Baltimore with her mother, living in a double-wide trailer off a truck route, while singing regularly in church in front of thousands.

Despite being discouraged by church leadership from pursuing secular music education opportunities—including a scholarship to Berklee College of Music—Ruut would not be deterred. She left the church in her early twenties and embarked on a relentless path of self-determination and agency which has rendered a string of independent releases, a deeply-connected following, and her arrival at this tipping-point moment in 2026: her signing with Meridian (ECR Music Group) for a full catalog rejuvenation and being awarded as the Finlandia Foundation 2026 Performer Of the Year.

Obscure Sound describes Ruut as, “Introspectively gripping.” Illustrate Magazine writes, “Striking vocal range and lyrical tenderness.” Mystic Sons calls her “An artist reconnecting with her foundations before stepping into a new chapter.”

“Releasing this album now and in this form has revealed new and deeper meanings,” Ruut explains. “Gravity, as an album, captures my story of becoming.”

Ruut’s album Gravity is out September 25th, on Meridian (ECR Music Group).