Once again, Born Ruffians are giving us a taste of their upcoming album Uncle, Duke & the Chief. This time, it's a song called "Miss You."
In a statement, the band's Luke Lalonde had this to say about the new track:
I found this old voice memo on my phone from 2015 called 'I miss you so much baby.' It was just the chorus of 'Miss You' with vocal and piano, very early '60s vibe. I guess I just heard it on the right night when I had a guitar at hand and the rest of the song came very quickly. I think the narrator is a mix of pure ego and emotional suffering. He thinks the people walking by him on the sidewalk actually care about him, or are paying attention to him. This guy is sort of full of himself but he's proud of his pain and his longing, he feels like it elevates him somehow and he wants to show it off.
You can hear "Miss You" for yourself at the bottom of the page.
Along with the new track, Born Ruffians have expanded their North American tour, adding several dates in the U.S. and Canada. You'll find the updated schedule below as well.
Uncle, Duke & the Chief is set to arrive on February 16 through Paper Bag Records.
Tour dates:
03/01 Montreal, QC - Casa Del Popolo #
03/02 Kingston, ON - The Grad Club #
03/03 Kingston, ON - The Grad Club #
03/07 Ottawa, ON - The 27 Club *
03/08 Ottawa, ON - The 27 Club *
03/09 Hamilton, ON - Mills Hardware *
03/10 St. Catharines, ON - Warehouse *
03/15 Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop
03/16 Cincinnati, OH - MOTR Pub
03/17 Nashville, TN - The High Watt
03/18 Atlanta, GA - Aisle 5
03/19 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle Back Room
03/21 Washington, DC - DC9
03/22 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's
03/23 Cambridge, MA - The Sinclair
03/24 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
04/04 Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace
04/05 Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace *
04/06 Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace
04/07 Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace
04/08 Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace (all ages)
04/25 London, ON - Rum Runners
04/26 Ferndale, MI - The Loving Touch
04/27 Milwaukee, WI - The Back Room at Colectivo
04/28 Minneapolis, MN - 7th St. Entry
04/29 Winnipeg, MB - Park Theatre
05/01 Edmonton, AB - Starlite Room
05/02 Calgary, AB - SAIT's Gateway
05/03 Nelson, BC - Spiritbar at the Hume Hotel
05/04 Vancouver, BC - Fortune Sound Club
05/05 Victoria, BC - Capital Ballroom
05/07 Seattle, WA - Barboza
05/08 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
05/10 San Francisco, CA - Slim's
05/11 Los Angeles, CA - Teragram Ballroom
05/12 Santa Ana, CA - Constellation Room
05/13 San Diego, CA - Casbah
05/14 Phoenix, AZ - Valley Bar
05/16 Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge
05/17 Omaha, NE - Reverb Lounge
05/18 St. Louis, MO - Old Rock House
05/19 Chicago, IL - Subterranean
# with Aron D'Alesio
* with Brave Shores
In a statement, the band's Luke Lalonde had this to say about the new track:
I found this old voice memo on my phone from 2015 called 'I miss you so much baby.' It was just the chorus of 'Miss You' with vocal and piano, very early '60s vibe. I guess I just heard it on the right night when I had a guitar at hand and the rest of the song came very quickly. I think the narrator is a mix of pure ego and emotional suffering. He thinks the people walking by him on the sidewalk actually care about him, or are paying attention to him. This guy is sort of full of himself but he's proud of his pain and his longing, he feels like it elevates him somehow and he wants to show it off.
You can hear "Miss You" for yourself at the bottom of the page.
Along with the new track, Born Ruffians have expanded their North American tour, adding several dates in the U.S. and Canada. You'll find the updated schedule below as well.
Uncle, Duke & the Chief is set to arrive on February 16 through Paper Bag Records.
Tour dates:
03/01 Montreal, QC - Casa Del Popolo #
03/02 Kingston, ON - The Grad Club #
03/03 Kingston, ON - The Grad Club #
03/07 Ottawa, ON - The 27 Club *
03/08 Ottawa, ON - The 27 Club *
03/09 Hamilton, ON - Mills Hardware *
03/10 St. Catharines, ON - Warehouse *
03/15 Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop
03/16 Cincinnati, OH - MOTR Pub
03/17 Nashville, TN - The High Watt
03/18 Atlanta, GA - Aisle 5
03/19 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle Back Room
03/21 Washington, DC - DC9
03/22 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's
03/23 Cambridge, MA - The Sinclair
03/24 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
04/04 Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace
04/05 Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace *
04/06 Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace
04/07 Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace
04/08 Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace (all ages)
04/25 London, ON - Rum Runners
04/26 Ferndale, MI - The Loving Touch
04/27 Milwaukee, WI - The Back Room at Colectivo
04/28 Minneapolis, MN - 7th St. Entry
04/29 Winnipeg, MB - Park Theatre
05/01 Edmonton, AB - Starlite Room
05/02 Calgary, AB - SAIT's Gateway
05/03 Nelson, BC - Spiritbar at the Hume Hotel
05/04 Vancouver, BC - Fortune Sound Club
05/05 Victoria, BC - Capital Ballroom
05/07 Seattle, WA - Barboza
05/08 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
05/10 San Francisco, CA - Slim's
05/11 Los Angeles, CA - Teragram Ballroom
05/12 Santa Ana, CA - Constellation Room
05/13 San Diego, CA - Casbah
05/14 Phoenix, AZ - Valley Bar
05/16 Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge
05/17 Omaha, NE - Reverb Lounge
05/18 St. Louis, MO - Old Rock House
05/19 Chicago, IL - Subterranean
# with Aron D'Alesio
* with Brave Shores
