That smell? “Chrysanthemums” from Canada, care of Born Ruffians—one of the most consistent indie-rock bands of the last decade—which is headed to Tampa for a Mother's Day concert in Ybor City.
Frontman Luke LaLonde is back in Tampa Bay this weekend (a region his band has rarely skipped despite being born 1,300 miles away in Toronto) a year after releasing a trio of albums (Juice, Squeeze and Pulp) rolled out in between 2020-2021 and culled from sessions related to the band’s 2018 outing Uncle, Duke & The Chief.
“Chrysanthemums”—a bassline-driven mellow meditation with an equally chill, machine-produced psychedelic music video, represents the first bit of new music from the Ruffians since the triptych—and Ontarian post-punk band Sham Family will open the show.
Frontman Luke LaLonde is back in Tampa Bay this weekend (a region his band has rarely skipped despite being born 1,300 miles away in Toronto) a year after releasing a trio of albums (Juice, Squeeze and Pulp) rolled out in between 2020-2021 and culled from sessions related to the band’s 2018 outing Uncle, Duke & The Chief.
“Chrysanthemums”—a bassline-driven mellow meditation with an equally chill, machine-produced psychedelic music video, represents the first bit of new music from the Ruffians since the triptych—and Ontarian post-punk band Sham Family will open the show.
