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Born Ruffians is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of GRMLN, Grizzly Bear and Aphex Twin. Those roots explain a lot about how Born Ruffians arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Tokyo Police Club, Said the Whale, Ra Ra Riot, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and Islands, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into El Guincho, Tame Impala, Jay Reatard, Sinkane and The Temper Trap, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 48 connections around Born Ruffians, reaching back through GRMLN and forward to El Guincho. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Born Ruffians are a Canadian indie rock band based in Toronto. Officially founded in 2004 in the Georgian Bay town of Midland, Ontario, the band is composed of frontman Luke Lalonde, bassist Mitch DeRosier, drummer Steve Hamelin, and keyboardist Maddy Wilde. During the 2010s, they were also joined by Andy Lloyd (guitar/keyboards) and Adam Hindle (drums).
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Born Ruffians connections
Born Ruffians grew out of GRMLN, Grizzly Bear and Aphex Twin, shares an orbit with Tokyo Police Club, Said the Whale, Ra Ra Riot and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, went on to shape El Guincho, Tame Impala, Jay Reatard and Sinkane. 48 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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