Born (Ruffians) in the Ca.Na.Da

After a couple of spazzy, hooky EPs, Born Ruffians recently released their debut LP, Red Yellow and Blue. The preceding video is track #4 from said album.

I really like the homespun video, and the album ain't half-bad either. It's got a wider ranging musical palette than one would've expected, all of it very affable.

Listening to and thinking about the album, the first thing that springs to mind is its distinctly Canadian MO (and not just because of the Dundas Square references). Not Canadian in a Tragically Hip or Constantines way, but Canadian in a "Mr. Dressup" kind of way.

Born Ruffians are arts-and-crafting much like Ernie Coombs did during the 30 year run of that institution of Canadian children's television. Like "Mr. Dressup", they communicate the same virtues of simplicity, cooperativity, and a playfulness. They're pretty young guys, I wonder if they grew up watching the show.

Watch the opening and a clip of "Mr. Dressup" and see if you might agree.

Incidently, the lead track off of Red Yellow and Blue, Barnacle Goose is the song of the month (right click for mp3 downloadification).