December 4, 2006

Born Ruffians Cover Grizzly Bear

This year was a great one for Grizzly, and you sorta know shit's going well when you start getting the cover treatment. And so it goes for the Bear, as XL/Warp Records' Born Ruffians taking the doo-wapalicious "Knife" out for a spin during their performance at KEXP yesterday morning. The Ruffians work up the tune with some loose-and-clean electric guit jangle, retaining the nostalgic vibe and occasionally ramping it up, dishevelled indie rock style. Grab it at iGIF.

If you dig the direction, here's some original Ruffians for your iPod:

Born Ruffians - "Mr. Agnostic" (MP3)

Let that "Knife" tide you Grizzly kids over 'til that crazy-looking vid drops. And if Yellow House is your love (or your hate, for that matter), let it be known with your Gummys ballot! Voting is both a right and a privilege. Make it matter.

Posted at 5:44 PM in MP3
Tags: Born Ruffians | Grizzly Bear

« Previous Post: DJ Joanna Newsom Does NPR

Next Post: 25 Years Of Britney »

7 Comments

while this cover is not really my cup of tea, I will most definitely stand behind yellow house as one mighty album.

Posted by: ericson at 12/04/06 6:05 PM | Reply
Score = 0

A lot of people will say I'm a hater, but I'm not really a fan of Born Ruffians. I think what sells them as an indie band is their good looks and that is about it. Grizzly Bear is amazing though

Posted by: Maximus at 12/04/06 6:32 PM | Reply
Score = 0

A lot of people will say I'm a hater, but I'm not really a fan of Born Ruffians. I think what sells them as an indie band is their good looks and that is about it. Grizzly Bear is amazing though

Posted by: Maximus at 12/04/06 6:33 PM | Reply
Score = 0

good looks? are you joking?
have you SEEN them?

i was at their record release party/show in toronto this fall, and they put on a damn good show. definitely a fan.

Posted by: t. at 12/04/06 7:04 PM | Reply
Score = 1

t - I thought the exact same thing at the comment "good looks"! Also, they look like they are about 17 years old, acne and everything!

Posted by: G at 12/04/06 7:23 PM | Reply
Score = -1

thanks for the linkage

i'm a huge huge fan of early hot hot heat, and i think these guys really nail that sound

and yeah...yellow house is by far one of the most original releases of the year

Posted by: Connor at 12/04/06 9:55 PM | Reply
Score = 0

I would like to add comment functionality like this to my website, without using mySQL...

Posted by: philip at 12/05/06 6:48 AM | Reply
Score = 0