Canadian spunk rock trio Born Ruffians first made waves in earnest with their “Knife” cover last year and were so opening for Peter Bjorn & John at their second Stateside gig at Merc in January. Something’s shifted since then — the band’s jerky, interval-jumping riff rock’s coalesced into something sound-defining and utterly addictive, evinced on their undeniable “Hummingbird”/”Kurt Vonnegut” single. Just a taste of what’s to come; the band’s got the proper full-length Warp debut Red, Yellow And Blue out soon. Despite battling illness, their set at Bowery opening for Caribou a few weeks ago impressed, landing Hummingbird a slot in Heavy Rotation. While we’re waiting for the LP, the Ruffians have offered up a clip for “Hummingbird,” featuring Luke, Mitch, and Steven trying to chomp animated hummingbirds and vomiting glittery confetti, sitting at the epicenter of a reckless, jumpy dance party. Fast times.
Red, Yellow And Blue is due out in 2008 on Warp.
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these guys rule…saw them with caribou and they blew those guys into the next zip code. viva la ruffians kiddos.
This is totally cute video. That Bowery show was sooo good.
this band are amazing! can’t wait to hear the album next year..
yeah these guys are awesome. still digging on “this sentence will ruin/save your life”
I likey the video, though the song is awful.
The Ruffians are a phenomenal live band, must be seen to be fully appreciated!
Mitch
well done!
you guys have done a beautiful piece of work,
lot of fun eh.
shams
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,krow fo eceip lufituaeb a enod evah syug ouy
!enod llew
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