Before the band embarks on its first UK/European tour in two years, the Born Ruffians premiered the previously unreleased track “With An Ax.”  The song is one of the band’s favorites from its recent recording […]

Help make Born Ruffians’ performance tonight in Durham extra-special by recording part of the show with your phone and uploading it to Switchcam.  Switchcam will sync all the footage to the audio from the board […]

Born Ruffians’ new album Birthmarks is now available everywhere! Grab it HERE at the Yep Roc Store or HERE on iTunes. A key ingredient in the creation of Birthmarks was a remote farmhouse in rural […]

Born Ruffians fans in the UK will receive a limited-edition Birthmarks poster and sticker set at indie record stores across the country, when the record is released Monday, April 15. See below for a full […]

—> VIA SPIN Born Ruffians are growing up. Seven years ago, the Luke Lalonde-led Toronto outfit uncaged their self-titled debut, an eye-opening EP of horny, herky-jerky indie rock that bared little resemblance to anything else […]

The new album from Born Ruffians is now available for pre-order on the Yep Roc Store, along with a snazzy Born Ruffians t-shirt and sticker set.  Visit HERE to see an exclusive behind the scenes […]

—-> VIA PITCHFORK MAGAZINE Ontario’s Born Ruffians aren’t known for their subtlety. Their ebullient pop rides a roller coaster of frontman Luke LaLonde’s wide-ranging yelps and staccato guitar stabs that ricochet between them. Most of […]

Ontario-based four-piece band Born Ruffians join the Yep Roc family, with the release of its upcoming album Birthmarks on April 16. The band gave fans a taste of their new material on New Year’s Day, when […]