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The music industry convention of calling a second album a “sophomore record” makes it sound like rock is some kind of college, which is weird. If Born Ruffians’ 2008 debut album "Red Yellow and Blue" was the result of a talented and precocious gang of freshmen, their 2010 follow-up, "Say It," would be the project they left school to finish — a declaration that they’re smart and ambitious enough to make it on their own, and furthermore, that they’re in it for the long haul.
Toronto’s Born Ruffians feature Luke LaLonde (vocals/guitar), Mitch DeRosier (bass/vocals), and Steve Hamelin (drums). Formed in 2002, the indie rock trio creates a jaunty mix of shifty guitar riffs and hyper-chic vocals for a Pixies-esque shredded kind of sweetness. An appearance at the annual Pop Montreal festival and U.S. tour dates with Hot Chip and Shy Child coincided with the release of Born Ruffians’ self-titled debut EP for Warp Records in October 2006. The band’s first full-length, "Red Yellow & Blue," arrived in spring 2008. They have returned with 2010’s "Say It," which the band recorded in two weeks with producer Rusty Santos.
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