Born Ruffians heading to Europe

CANADIAN indie rockers Born Ruffians are heading to Europe on tour next month following the release of the album Birthmarks in April.

They start off with dates in Manchester, London and Brighton in the UK before heading on to France, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium.

The Ontario-based group have also released a new video for their single Needle.

Luke Lalonde from the band said: "The beauty of anonymity is basically the subject of ‘Needle.’ The song mostly centers around the 'needle in the hay' as a thing. Needle, to me, is really about being out of the game for a bit and losing touch with that identity in a good way. 

"I think moving through your mid-twenties and not really doing what other people your age might be doing, or what a lot of people my age feel like they should be doing - like a PhD, or buying a house, or having a real job with a salary and benefits - is a bit like the needle falling through the haystack and losing the more youthful ‘the world is my oyster’ feeling."

For more on the band and their tour dates visit www.bornruffians.com, www.facebook.com/bornruffians or www.twitter.com/bornruffians.

Born Ruffians head out on tour

BORN Ruffians have announced their first European tour supporting the new album Birthmarks with a run of dates in September and October 2013.
 
Having just finished two months of headlining touring around the US and Canada, the band are keen to show off their new live show across the pond. 

The dates are as follows:
 
18th Sept - Soup Kitchen, Manchester (www.gigsandtours.com)
19th Sept – Concrete, London (http://www.ticketarena.co.uk/Born-Ruffians/index.html)
20th Sept – Green Door Store, Brighton (www.seetickets.com)
21st Sept – Scopitone Festival, Nantes, France
24th Sept – Magnet, Berlin, Germany (www.kj.de)
26th Sept – Reeperbahn Festival, Hamburg, Germany (www.kj.de)
27th Sept – Gebaude 9, Cologne, Germany (www.kj.de)
28th Sept – Paradiso, Amsterdam, Holland (www.paradiso.nl)
30th Sept – Witloof Bar, Brussels, Belgium (www.botanique.be)
1st Oct – Le Grande Mix, Lille, France
2nd Oct – Trabendo, Paris, France

Birthmarks was released on Yep Roc everywhere outside of Canada, where it was released on their longtime home of Paperbag Records.

Find out more at  http://bornruffians.com/ or listen to their track With An Axe below.

Born Ruffians prepare to new album release

BORN Ruffians will be releasing their new album Birthmarks through Yep Roc on April 21.

Birthmarks follows two full length albums and two EPs by the Toronto group through Warp Records.

The band say much of Birthmarks was born on the farm, but some of the songs were conceived long before with many being demoed while touring.

The album was then recorded over the course of a year at Boom Box Studios in their hometown of Toronto.
 
Birthmarks will be released on Yep Roc everywhere outside of Canada, where it’ll be released on their longtime home of Paperbag Records.

Listen to new single Needles below...