Born Ruffians – ‘Red, Yellow & Blue’

admin on Feb 17th 2008

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Born Ruffians – ‘Red, Yellow, And Blue’

Born Ruffians are a spritely dose of indie-pop from Ontario, Canada, cheeky and cheerful enough to be landed on the ever-dependable Warp label. Their cover of Grizzly Bear’s ‘The Knife’ never made an impression of me, nor did the amount of airplay and column inches they received for their radio-friendly single ‘This Sentence Will Ruin/Save Your Life’. But here in their team colours, the whippersnappers (and that is the word I most associate with their music) throw up a few numbers that are uplifting and silly enough to soundtrack a summer barbeque. Peppy, pimple-faced and positively overflowing with directionless pop hooks, the trio’s album – produced by Animal Collective/Panda Bear mixer Rusty Santos – is released March 4th.

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Born Ruffians – ‘Little Garçon’