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Born Under a Veil, by The Ruby Spirit

by Fred
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Toronto bachabilly five-piece (formerly Sadie May Crash) tendered their latest offering on September 4. Somehow the whole thing recalls that scene in Jesus’ Son, when FH follows the stranger with the snakeskin pattern leather and bare chest out of the laundromat. Christened Born Under a Veil, this is a collision of decadent hooks, sexy bipolar guitar, and dry punk vocals sung from a whiskey-stained lyric notebook. This stuff is irresistible.

Stand-out tracks are “Sound of the Bell” and “Fix+Repair,” but stream the whole thing, well … you know, right yonder:



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4 Responses to “Born Under a Veil, by The Ruby Spirit”

  1. Kate says:

    I just stumbled across this post and checked them out, great review. This was a great find for me!

  2. Howard says:

    I saw these guys recently and they were top notch. I agree about Sound of the Bell – my favourite track from the EP. If you get the chance to see the live, jump all over it.

  3. [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Paige Boy, THE RUBY SPIRIT. THE RUBY SPIRIT said: The Muse In Music reviews 'Born Under A Veil'. Hallelujah! More Jesus references! http://tinyurl.com/359z477 [...]

  4. [...] My favourite: “This is a collision of decadent hooks, sexy bipolar guitar, and dry punk vocals sung from a whiskey-stained lyric notebook. This stuff is irresistible.” The Muse in Music review of “Born Under a Veil” [...]

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