I have a crush on Luke Lalonde. I don’t know, it’s his name. Luke. It’s a good name. Lalonde is the frontman for the band Born Ruffians, and he’s apart of the Bellwoods community in Toronto that I posted some videos of sometime ago. I’m excited for the new Born Ruffians album, it’s entitled ‘Say It’ which is a reference to ‘being a dick’ and saying what you mean. It’s out May 31st but until then we’ve got the track, ‘Sole Brother’. He really says what he means when he goes, “You never ask sister to help with the chores that are physically straining and sometimes I wish I was a sole brother.. I wish I was an only child”.
Tracklist–
01 “Oh Man”
02 “Retard Canard”
03 “Sole Brother”
04 “What To Say”
05 “The Ballad Of Moose Bruce”
06 “Higher & Higher”
07 “Come Back”
08 “Nova-Leigh”
09 “Blood, The Sun & Water”
10 “At Home Now
The track won’t upload for now so you can grab it off hypem HERE
I don’t know what it is really, maybe the weather? Maybe the fact that I’ll only be here for five more weeks or so. I’ve never loved or appreciated my home town of Toronto (alright, Oakville.. but for argument’s sake). You know, this life would be much easier if I did in fact, love Toronto. After listening to Gavin from The Wooden Sky talk so sweetly about Toronto, I thought, alright- it can’t be all that bad. He said it took him a few years to find community, and I guess that’s the thing I’ve been looking for up here.
There is this community called Bellwoods- where hellos can be exchanged walking down the street. What a novel idea.. This is mostly a community of artists and musicians, formed around the extended family of Ohbijou, an extraordinary band I’ve previously talked about, along with Tokyo Police Club, Born Ruffians and other lovely people, cut from the same cloth. Anyway, as my luck would have it- could it be that I am falling in love with Toronto? I have come across (thanks to my friend at White Guys With Beards) the ‘Live in Bellwoods’ Series- along the same idea of La Blogotheque, featuring videos of live acoustic performances from said artists. Please watch these sessions, they are so so good. And while we’re on the topic, can we discuss how much I adore Born Ruffians. He is the closest we’ll ever get to Dylan circa ‘63. Thats it, I’m in love.
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