Born Ruffians - Badonkadonkey
for a good few weeks, we in the Warp New York office have been listening to Red, Yellow and Blue by the Born Ruffians an average of once a day (sometimes twice). the sing-alongs have gotten worse and worse, and i am sincerely worried for our neighbors as we are only becoming more fond of the album with each listen.
with the album release getting closer and closer, we couldn't stop ourselves from giving everyone another taste. Badonkadonkey is a track that demonstrates exactly why singing along with the Born Ruffians is almost unavoidable. the sparse hook leaves room for the vocals to dominate the landscape - the lyrics repeating like a round in a folk traditional or a blues classic.
the Ruffians unabashedness gives their music an engaging intimacy that silences the cynical and jaded - reminding us that things don't need to be dark, obscure and depressing to be enjoyable. like a great undiscovered band at a house party, they're playing their hearts out, and you can't keep yourself from staying to listen a while.
Download: Born Ruffians - Badonkadonkey
i highly recommend catching them on tour - you'll leave the show smiling.
-zach
p.s. watch this space for a contest coming up soon where we'll be giving away cool Born Ruffians merch. and enjoy the song!
