The Ruby Suns (album)
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| Ryan McPhun & The Ruby Suns (AKA The Ruby Suns) | ||||
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| Released | 9 October 2005 | |||
| Genre | Indie pop | |||
| Length | 37:07 | |||
| Label | Lil' Chief Records, Memphis Industries | |||
| Producer | Ryan McPhun | |||
| The Ruby Suns chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 Modified art as released in the UK on Memphis Industries | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| The Guardian |   [1] |
| The Independent | [2] |
| Mojo | [3] |
| Pitchfork Media | 7/10[4] |
| Uncut | [5] |
The Ruby Suns is the first full-length album released by the New Zealand based band The Ruby Suns. The band was originally called Ryan McPhun & The Ruby Suns and the album was released with this title in New Zealand on Lil' Chief Records. The album has subsequently been released in the UK on Memphis Industries in 2006 and in Australia on Popfrenzy in 2007 with different art, and the title truncated to reflect the band's new name. The 2007 Australian release of the album contains two bonus tracks, both of which are from a self-pressed single by the band in 2007.
Track listing
[edit]- "Trees Like Kids" – 1:12
- "Sleep In The Garden" – 1:43
- "Maasai Mara" – 3:07
- "Look Out Sos!" – 4:05
- "Function of The Sun" – 1:10
- "It's Hard To Let You Know" – 3:54
- "Criterion" – 4:45
- "Birthday On Mars" – 4:52
- "Trepidation Part One" – 1:21
- "Trepidation Part Two" – 3:30
- "My Ten Years On Auto-Pilot" – 4:35
- "There's Soup At The End Of The Tunnel" – 2:56
- "Sister Brother (Australian release bonus track)" – 2:13
- "Michi Ni Mayoimashita (Australian release bonus track)" – 1:15
References
[edit]- ^ Costa, Maddy (8 December 2006). "The Ruby Suns, The Ruby Suns". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ "Album: The Ruby Suns". The Independent. 8 December 2006. Archived from the original on 24 September 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ Aston, Martin (February 2007). "The Ruby Suns". Mojo. Archived from the original on 20 January 2007 – via Lil' Chief Records.
- ^ Harvey, Eric (9 February 2007). "The Ruby Suns: The Ruby Suns". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 18 May 2007. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ Williamson, Nigel (January 2007). "The Ruby Suns: The Ruby Suns". Uncut. Archived from the original on 18 May 2007 – via Lil' Chief Records.
External links
[edit]- Lil' Chief Records: The Ruby Suns Archived 20 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- Lil' Chief Records
- The Ruby Suns on MySpace
