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kearn1tm
11/18/08, 10:28 AM
A funl pop/post-punk revival band from Montreal, their latest - Red, Yellow & Blue - is one of the most charming albums of the year. Give them a look see.

http://www.myspace.com/bornruffians

Reviews of Red, Yellow & Blue:

http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:h9fyxzwjld0e

http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/48766-red-yellow-blue
llwilliamsll
11/18/08, 10:29 AM
I could've sworn I made a Born Ruffians thread a few months ago but no one responded. This band is good stuff and I would've seen them if not for my friend picking me up late and us getting to the festival late.
kearn1tm
11/18/08, 10:31 AM
I could've sworn I made a Born Ruffians thread a few months ago but no one responded. This band is good stuff and I would've seen them if not for my friend picking me up late and us getting to the festival late.

Yikes, I will admit, I didn't partake in a search, so I apologize. I'm glad there's another fan on the board. Very fun band who I had the opportunity to see live a month ago and rest assured, they're phenomenal.
PoisonInMyVeins
11/18/08, 11:45 AM
i dig islands, worlf parade, and ra ra riot. i'll definitely be checking this out.
kearn1tm
11/18/08, 12:29 PM
i dig islands, worlf parade, and ra ra riot. i'll definitely be checking this out.

Good to hear. Give me a shout about what you think.
llwilliamsll
11/18/08, 12:31 PM
Red, Yellow & Blue is definitely apart of my AOTY
kearn1tm
11/18/08, 12:34 PM
Red, Yellow & Blue is definitely apart of my AOTY

Same. I'm not quite sure where, but I'd include it somewhere in a Top 25 position. It's very good.
IntoTheSun
01/25/10, 03:22 PM
Don't they have an album coming out early this year?
kearn1tm
01/25/10, 03:23 PM
Fuck, I haven't listened to them since, man, a year ago. They're still okay. I'm not as charmed by them as I was. I'll pick up a new album when it comes out, though.
IntoTheSun
01/25/10, 03:24 PM
Just checked Wikipedia, it's called Say It
quicksilv001
01/25/10, 03:32 PM
This band rocks. Red, Yellow & Blue rocks my socks off every time I spin it
kearn1tm
01/25/10, 03:36 PM
Just checked Wikipedia, it's called Say It

I'm clearly to lazy to search for this. When's it out?
Cuddleworthy
01/25/10, 03:38 PM
it's funny this thread pops up now because just the other day a russian gal i've been courting made me to listen to this band and i told her they were shit. or close to shit, either way i wasn't really feeling it
kearn1tm
01/25/10, 03:39 PM
it's funny this thread pops up now because just the other day a russian gal i've been courting made me to listen to this band and i told her they were shit. or close to shit, either way i wasn't really feeling it

Yeah, they're pretty bland indie pop. I found 'em catchy, but it's no different from any other generic Pitchfork Pop. I liked them a lot a few years ago, and I'm not doing that "save face" thing, but I've listened to a lot more junk since then, and they're just kinda pedestrian now.

I'll still listen to the new record. I'm sure there will be something hummable and that cute barista at the rival coffee shop will probably blow me if I jock 'em.
IntoTheSun
01/25/10, 03:45 PM
I'm clearly to lazy to search for this. When's it out?

I don't know, it just said "early 2010"
Yeah, they're pretty bland indie pop. I found 'em catchy, but it's no different from any other generic Pitchfork Pop. I liked them a lot a few years ago, and I'm not doing that "save face" thing, but I've listened to a lot more junk since then, and they're just kinda pedestrian now.

I'll still listen to the new record. I'm sure there will be something hummable and that cute barista at the rival coffee shop will probably blow me if I jock 'em.

Hahaha. This just made the thread worth bumping...
MartyrsCasualty
01/25/10, 03:48 PM
Yeah, they're pretty bland indie pop. I found 'em catchy, but it's no different from any other generic Pitchfork Pop. I liked them a lot a few years ago, and I'm not doing that "save face" thing, but I've listened to a lot more junk since then, and they're just kinda pedestrian now.

This perfectly sums up my feelings for them, and all the other bands listed in the thread title. It's just very easy listening, almost no challenge is required. Which can be a breath of fresh air, especially consider the post rock and math rock phase I am currently going through. But still, it's more of just fun music for me right now.