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Last Night: Franz Ferdinand

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By Steve McLean (CHARTattack) December 5, 2008 5:05 pm
I hadn't seen Franz Ferdinand since they played Toronto's Horseshoe Tavern right around the time their self-titled debut album came out in early 2004, but that disc and its follow-up, 2005's You Could Have It So Much Better, both made my year-end top 10 lists for those respective years. It's been more than a three-year wait and album three,...
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Born Ruffians Better Than Ezra (And The Rest Of Vampire Weekend)

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By Noah Love (CHARTattack) April 28, 2008 1:00 pm
I hate Vampire Weekend. I don't even hate their album so much, but that's part of the problem. You see, their popularity has been mysteriously manufactured. Why every blog and mainstream magazine picked these guys is beyond me. They have terrible style, and singer Ezra Koenig, while fine on record, acts like he knows how awesome everyone thinks he...
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Born Ruffians' Luke Lalonde (Photo by Rachel Verbin)

Born Ruffians — Red, Yellow & Blue

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By Noah Love (CHARTattack) March 4, 2008 7:41 pm
Exceeding the promise of their debut EP and then some, Born Ruffians first full-length is destined to dominate your stereo this summer. Red, Yellow And Blue has the same bratty swagger as Clap Your Hands Say Yeah's playful debut, but Luke Lalonde's nasal vocals are nowhere near as grating as Alec Ounsworth's. Quieter songs, such as the...
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Born Ruffians @ NXNE 2007

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By John Papamarko (CHARTattack) June 9, 2007 12:30 pm
Background/Composition: The hype machine is working double-time for the Born Ruffians. Signed in the U.K. by Warp records, everyone and their sister raves about how great a band they are. Considering their sound is a mixture of Modest Mouse, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and Artic Monkeys, it's no wonder they're generating buzz abroad. Grade...
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Hot Chip Suck Spontaneity Out Of Dance Party

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By Leah Collins (CHARTattack) November 8, 2006 5:00 pm
Hot Chip describe their biggest club hit, "Over And Over," as a song about the joy of repetition. But that theme could have applied to any of the hooky dance-pop numbers during their Monday night set. It's a good kind of repetition, though — the kind you can hear in the dot-matrix disco beat of every Hot Chip song. And it was hypnotic...
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Born Ruffians — Born Ruffians EP

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By Cameron Gordon (CHARTattack) October 24, 2006 11:41 am
The most memorable aspect of Toronto's Born Ruffians is the wavery vocals of their singer, Luke LaLonde. Cut from the same chords as Jack White, Wayne Coyne and other whiney wordsmiths, LaLonde provides appropriate oral support for his backers' jittery pop/rock tunes. Recalling Hot Hot Heat, The Minutemen and early Talking Heads, the band's...
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Born Ruffians @ CMW 2006

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By Shannon Whibbs (CHARTattack) March 4, 2006 1:00 pm
Hometown: Toronto, ON Background/Composition: A young, raw, three-piece outfit playing hyperactive, jerky rock. Grade: 78 Comment: A last-minute addition to the night's line-up, Born Ruffians stepped up to the challenge and gave it their all. Achievement of Rock 'n' Roll Expectations 80-100: Exceeds skill and knowledge...
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Born Ruffians' Luke Lalonde On New First Rate People Single

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) June 14, 2011 12:14 pm
Born Ruffians frontman Luke Lalonde has had a busy year, which he's mostly spent touring in support of his band's Say It album, which came out last year. But now he's on the new single from First Rate People, with whom Born Ruffians toured earlier this year, too. You can grab "Someone Else Can Make A Work Of Art," which features Lalonde, over at...
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Video Of The Day: Born Ruffians' "The Ballad Of Moose Bruce"

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) January 28, 2011 5:04 pm
Born Ruffians' video for Say It's "The Ballad Of Moose Bruce" takes three simple wrestling moves and sloooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwws them down in epic fashion. The clip stars professional wrestlers Chris Hero and Marcus Marquez, and was shot at Toronto's Squared Circle Training. Check out Born Ruffians' video for Say It's "Nova Leigh" here...
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I Read The News Today... For Jan. 27, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) January 27, 2011 2:01 pm
Toronto's Dinosaur Bones will release their My Divider debut album on March 8 through Dine Alone. It was produced by Jon Drew, who's handled discs by Tokyo Police Club, Fucked Up and Arkells, so hopefully it'll be pretty good. Born Ruffians have just announced a Canadian tour that'll take place from mid-March to early April. They're out in support...
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Tokyo Police Club's Graham Wright's Top Albums Of 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) December 3, 2010 4:42 pm
We asked a pile of our favourite musicians about their top albums of 2010. Here's what Graham Wright from Tokyo Police Club said:1. Born Ruffians — Say ItI think my favourite thing about this record is its minimalism. It's a damned brave choice to live and die on the strength of the songs without any kind of dressing up, but Born Ruffians are more...
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Video Of The Day: Born Ruffians' "Nova Leigh"

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) November 29, 2010 3:35 pm
A mysterious hooded man is running around Toronto in what looks like the King and Bathurst area in Born Ruffians' video for "Nova Leigh." He seems to be shocking everyone he passes, and it's hard to figure out why at first. Then you get it: his face is screwed up and looks exactly like the cover of this year's Say It. Will he be able to get it...
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I Read The News Today... For Oct. 7, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) October 7, 2010 12:08 pm
Canadian indie label Flemish Eye has released a 36-page 'zine, Eye Spy, and it's available at select record stores across Canada now. It features drawings by Chad VanGaalen, interview pieces with Women's Patrick Flegel and Devo's Mark Mothersbaugh, and additional contributions from Jennifer Castle and others. —Flemish Eye Born Ruffians have just...
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I Read The News Today... For Oct. 1, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) October 1, 2010 11:25 am
Tokyo Police Club, Hollerado, Three Days Grace, Alexisonfire and the Silversun Pickups took home Toronto radio station 102.1 The Edge's CASBY Awards (Canadian Artists Selected By You) last night. —edge.ca Bedouin Soundclash's Pirates Blend label has signed Edmonton singer/songwriter Michael Rault. He'll release his MA-ME-O debut album through the...
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Broken Social Scene's Forgiveness Rock Record Stays At #1 For Second Week

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By Chris Burland (CHARTattack) June 15, 2010 1:20 pm
Well, the predicted battle of June 2010 seems to be shaping up as a one-sided affair, as central Canada seems to be besting Canada's left coast. Broken Social Scene's Forgiveness Rock Record tops the campus chart for the second week in a row, coming in at #1 one for the seven days from June 6 to 12, 2010. It scored over 400 points more than New...
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Born Ruffians — Say It

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By Barry Taylor (CHARTattack) June 3, 2010 3:50 pm
There's something to be said for simplicity. In a world where music is inundated with layers upon layers of Pro Tools tracks and reverberated vocals, a less-is-more approach can be quite refreshing. Such is the case with the new album Say It from Born Ruffians. The follow up to 2008's Red, Yellow & Blue finds the three-piece doing more of...
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