Spastic Toronto pop trio Born Ruffians have posted two new sing-a-longs from their forthcoming “Hummingbird” 7″ at MySpace. It’s usually pretty easy to figure out how to stream tunes o’er there, but just in case, the boys offered a “to do” list that includes:

1. Go on myspace
2. Listen to the hot new born ruffians songs
3. Feel your pants get tighter
4. See 2 and 3
5. Demand to know how to get your sticky hands on these sweet, sweet tracks.

We didn’t have quite as a rousing reaction, but the songs are sweet enough fun. Guessing we at least topically know what “Kurt Vonnegut”‘s about (you know, that writer dude indie rockers like to mention post-J.D. Salinger), but we’re still trying to decipher guitarist ‘n’ vocalist Luke LaLonde’s lyrics in bouncy, excited, Modest Mouse-y “Hummingbird.” Keeping with the sticky sweet thing, maybe something to do with nectar? Or Mansinthe?

The “Hummingbird” 7″ is out in October on WARP– or you can nab a copy if you catch the Ruffians on tour with fellow Canadians, Caribou. Dates after the jump.



TOUR WITH CARIBOU
09/28 – Hamilton, ON @ The Casbah
09/29 – Waterloo, ON @ Starlight Lounge
10/01 – London, ON @ Call The Office
10/02 – Ottawa, ON @ Babylon
10/03 – Montreal, QC @ La TuLipe
10/04 – Northampton, MA @ Iron Horse
10/05 – Cambridge, MA @ Middle East Upstairs
10/06 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
10/07 – Purchase, NY @ SUNY Purchase Campus Center
10/08 – Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
10/09 – Washington, DC @ Rock N Roll Hotel
10/10 – Charlottesville, VA @ Satellite Ballroom
10/11 – Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
10/12 – Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
10/13 – Gainesville, FL @ Common Grounds
10/14 – Orlando, FL @ The Social
10/15 – Tallahassee, FL @ The Beta Bar
10/16 – Tampa, FL @ Crowbar
10/17 – Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon
10/18 – Houston, TX @ Engine Room
10/19 – Austin, TX @ Club Deville
10/20 – Dallas, TX @ Palladium Loft
10/21 – Norman, OK @ Opalis
10/22 – Lawrence, KS @ Bottleneck
10/23 – Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
10/24 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
10/25 – Tucson, AZ @ Plush
10/26 – Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour
10/27 – San Francisco, CA @ Slims
10/28 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
10/29 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos
10/30 – Vancouver, BC @ Richards On Richards
10/31 – Victoria, BC @ Sugar
11/02 – Edmonton, AB @ The Starlite Room
11/03 – Calgary, AB @ The Warehouse
11/04 – Saskatoon, SK @ Amigos
11/05 – Winnipeg, MB @ The Royal Albert Arms
11/06 – Fargo, ND @ The Aquarium
11/07 – Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Club
11/08 – Chicago, IL @ Metro w/ Caribou and Battles
11/09 – Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
11/10 – Toronto, ON @ Opera House

Born Ruffians - Red Yellow & Blue warp records
Born Ruffians
Born Ruffians
Born Ruffians | Paper Bag Records
On his birthday: Abraham Lincoln as a young man
Abraham Lincoln, the statesman, born and reared in a log cabin is a familiar figure ... in the community and won the esteem and friendship of the ruling gang of ruffians to such a degree that, when the Black Hawk War broke out, they elected ...
Kansas pride trumps intra-border wars
Maybe I shouldn’t be surprised since Kansas was born in controversy and ... This led to attacks by Missouri “border ruffians” who terrorized Kansas. They tried to stuff ballot boxes and intimidate local residents. That didn’t work, ...
Comments (4)
  1. ruffandtuff  |   Posted on Sep 24th, 2007

    Loving the Vonnegut track…can’t wait to see them at Bowery!

  2. emily  |   Posted on Apr 21st, 2008

    yea i really love these guys. they have other great tracks like quattro, hedonistic me, and 7th son. nice videos on youtube from the dl if you have a chance to check them out.

  3. emily  |   Posted on Apr 21st, 2008

    yea i really love these guys. they have other great tracks like quattro, hedonistic me, and 7th son. nice videos on youtube from the dl if you have a chance to check them out. and kurt vonnegut is an amazing writer so i can’t wait to hear that track. plus i think hummingbird is about a girl wanted to kill herself or something of that sort. thats my opinion :)

  4. Daniel   |   Posted on Jan 17th, 2009

    hahaha man great article. nice modest mouse reference (they did a song about good ole kurt too).

Leave a Reply

Login

You must be logged in to post, reply to, or rate a comment.

%s1 / %s2