Name: Fight Softly
Brand: The Ruby Suns

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mi0150lp

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2010-03-01

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Supplier GB

PIAS

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Standard:20

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5060146091688

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

mi0150cd

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5060146091657

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The Ruby Suns

Genre GB

Alternative / Modern

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The Ruby Suns are an indie pop group hailing from New Zealand. The band was formed by *Ryan McPhun, who is the main songwriter and vocalist, along with *Alistair Deverick on drums and *Bevan Smith on bass. Over the years, they have had several former members including Graham Panther, Imogen Taylor, Amee Robinson, Gareth Shute, Mark Stebben, James Milne, and Edward Castelow.

With their unique blend of indie pop sounds and catchy melodies, The Ruby Suns have gained a dedicated following both in New Zealand and internationally. Their music has been compared to artists such as Here We Go Magic, Le Loup, Department Of Eagles, Atlas Sound, Grizzly Bear, Animal Collective and many more.

Whether you're a fan of dreamy pop tunes or energetic indie anthems, The Ruby Suns offer a diverse range of songs that will captivate any listener. With their infectious energy and captivating live performances,*The Ruby Suns continue to push boundaries in the indie music scene.

the prime mover of the ruby suns, ryan mcphun has literally traveled around the world to arrive at 'fight softly', the band's third album for memphis industries. mcphun possesses (or is possessed by..) a voracious musical mind and this new album is the kind of head-spinning combination of big-picture vision and sumptuous detail that only comes from an artist with an urgent need to express all the stuff he's seen. and you can dance to it! 'fight softly' veers from the path set by its predecessor, the 2008 release 'sea lion'. thematically, it's not as wide-eyed or lighthearted, picking apart the relationships faced as we pass through the world - with our surroundings, each other, ourselves. sonically, it remains as beat-centric, though these beats are deliciously artificial - stretched and compacted and distorted beyond recognition. melodies are scuzzy and digital, no guitars strummed or basses plucked. mcphun's soulful upper-register croon, swallowed into the mix, replaces group chants and full-throated singalongs. rather than an album of clearly-drawn influences, fight softly is a unique, inscrutable synthesis, more itself than anything else.

Fight Softly

Music GB