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FilterBorn Ruffians is just as rambunctious, not to mention far more likely to induce vehicular intercourse (or break your heart). [Winter 2008, p.92]
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Red, Yellow & Blue delivers a splash of color to a vibrant indie soundscape.
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Even if Red Yellow Blue overstays its welcome for one song, it still counts as one of this new year's most engaging and endearing indie-rock debuts.
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Their sound doesn’t deconstruct or reconstruct anything; it just kicks some tail.
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It's not a world-changer, but it's certainly one of the more fun pop albums that I've heard this year so far.
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Red, Yellow And Blue is good.
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Born Ruffians are in the business of kicking out jumpy live-band power-pop jams far more concerned with melodic zing than textural depth.
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Throughout Red, Yellow and Blue the timbre is really spare, but Born Ruffians show that you don’t need much else to create a compelling record.
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Born Ruffians are as eloquent in their summation of today’s indie rock style as any other likeminded band; in that sense Red, Yellow & Blue is as literate and aware as its title’s reference to primary colors implies. But knowingly limiting one’s scope to temporary fun predictably keeps the band from turning out something with lasting power.
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A spare intro, with guitar chords once per measure, refuses to develop into the expected jangle. Instead, as with the rest of the disc, it's consciously underproduced.
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ChadS.Apr 1, 2008
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M-m-m-mattTrocchiMar 14, 2008
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JamesB.Mar 12, 2008Lets be honest, this is a very endearing album, great pop sound with fun lyrics. think Vampire Weekend but a bit more up tempo and creative