Born Ruffians hail from the Great White North, and they have an innate ability to craft razor-sharp hooks out of the simplest of riffs.

Polar Shift (Minus Head). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Mountaintops. Review by Tim Wardyn. Barsuk Records

The Long Surrender (Great Speckled Dog Records). Review by Tim Wardyn.

Bedroom Madness (Noise Pop). Review by Matthew Moyer.

November Birthday (Quite Scientific). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Burn Up & Shine (Frankly Mills Record). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Who They Are and How They Came To Be!. Review by Carl F Gauze.

Night of the Furies (Merge). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Free to Stay (Barsuk). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Morning Kills the Dark (Pop Up). Review by Aaron Shaul.

“Oh, the albums I wish I had reviewed…” says Rob Walsh , Ink 19’s overworked reviews editor.

The Orange Billboard (Hidden Agenda). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Go Slowly All the Way Round the Outside (Second Nature). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Damn! Mates of State and Rainer Maria together! What more can an indie geek (like Rob Walsh) ask for?

Frankenixon (Bi-Fi). Review by Anton Warner.

The Name Rings a Bell That Drowns out Your Voice (In ,Music We Trust). Review by Eric J. Iannelli.

Our Constant Concern (Polyvinyl). Review by Ian Koss.