Birthmarks

"The Toronto band's third record Birthmarks is nothing if not pleasant. The endearingly rough edges of Born Ruffians' earlier releases have been sanded smooth and slicked over with a glossy coat of varnish, but that's not the problem. The problem with Birthmarks is twofold: a lack of originality and a lack of hooks. Alone, these are more-or-less forgivable sins in music - nobody cares all that much if a band is somewhat derivative if their songs stick in the head for days".

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"Mens bandet utvivlsomt er kolossalt ambitiøst og et langt stykke hen ad vejen også har evnerne til at løfte egne idéer, så er konsekvensen samtidig den, at gruppen unægtelig indimellem synes at gabe over for meget. Når det sker, fremstår bandet unødvendigt usikkert og famlende frem for selvsikkert og charmerende, som ellers normalt er betegnelser, der bedst dækker Born Ruffians".