Pre-viral fame, Ritt Momney was a modest Salt Lake City based indie project taking their name from a tongue-in-cheek spoonerism on Utah’s Republican Senator and former Presidential candidate Mitt Romney, a moniker which stuck after a throwaway suggestion from an old bandmate. The trend rapidly spread and his version now boasts a whopping fifty million listeners on Spotify. This particular viral surge came about when a user put the track over a makeup video on a TikTok, with a hastily done ten second makeup job transitioning into works of art that have had hours put into them. It was a move born out of the bleak misery of lockdown, meant simply to offer an uplifting escape for himself and listeners, but it also became career defining moment for the Salt Lake City artist. Listen HERE.In April Jack Rutter cut loose from his usual introspective indie with a, er, cover of Corine Bailey Rae’s, ‘Put Your Records On’. One of his most popular tracks on the album, “(If) The Book Doesn’t Sell,” tells the story of him questioning religion as a 14 -year-old. The 13-track LP shows how he grapples with loss, loneliness, and a drift away from Mormon culture. ![]() Sighting James Blake, Earl Sweatshirt, and STRFKR as musical influences, Ritt released his debut album Her and All of My Friends in July 2019. Ritt Momney is the solo project of 20-year-old Salt Lake City native, Jack Rutter, which began as an indie rock band and became a personal outlet for Jack after his bandmates left on Mormon missions and his girlfriend left for college. ![]() All the credit goes to Corinne Bailey Rae.” felt like a lot of the people I know and care about could use a song like this right now…. I started playing around with the idea of manifesting happiness instead of projecting my own sadness. In an interview with Rolling Stone about the inspiration behind recording “Put Your Records On”, Ritt says: “Right after COVID-19 hit, I wanted to be working on something, but I really felt that - with how depressing the world already was at that point - I couldn’t handle writing a depressing song. It’s also currently in the Top 100 on Apple Music Global and iTunes. “Put Your Records On” reached #1 on Spotify’s US Viral 50 and #2 on Global Viral 50 and has been added to various Spotify playlists including Today’s Top Hits, Pop Rising, Chill Hits, and more. The track has entered the UK charts and has been climbing the Spotify and Apple charts this week and is currently #26 on Spotify US and Top 50 on Spotify Global. Scheduled to hit the road with Dayglow this spring, due to COVID the tour got cancelled, and with newfound time on his hands, Ritt recorded a cover of Corinne Bailey Rae’s 2006 Grammy-nominated hit “Put Your Records On.” His modern take on the nostalgic track immediately gained traction on TikTok, with over 40k videos posted per day using the sound, including posts by Lizzo and Iggy Azalea. Ritt Momney recently released his cover of Corinne Bailey Rae’s 2006 Grammy-nominated hit “Put Your Records On.”, which has become a viral hit and is out now via Disruptor Records / Columbia Records. ![]() ![]() Also currently Top 100 on Apple Music Global and iTunes Currently #26 on Spotify US, Top 50 on Spotify Global and climbing reached #1 on Spotify’s US Viral 50 and #2 on Global Viral 50.
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