Birthmarks

Born Ruffians - Birthmarks
Critic Score
Based on 13 reviews
2013 Ratings: #655 / 1115
User Score
Based on 19 ratings
April 16, 2013 / Release Date
LP / Format
Yep Roc / Label
Indie Rock / Genre
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CRITIC REVIEWS

89
Paste

With Birthmarks, Born Ruffians bring us a deeply personal album discussing all the delicious, masturbatory parts of Puberty Part II

80
No Ripcord

Birthmarks' charm lies in its comforting familiarity. Listening to the album is a smile-inducing scavenger hunt of influences.

80
The 405

Rather than move their sound along at an unhurried pace, they've done a U-turn and gone in a rather different direction to the Born Ruffians we used to know, but it suits them well.

80
DIY

'Birthmarks' is quite simply an incredible record. It never falters, and at no point does it feel forced. This is the sound of a band that have not only rediscovered themselves, but have relished in the process of doing so.

70
AllMusic

Ultimately on Birthmarks, Born Ruffians let go of some of their punk rock ramble and hit the pop song sweet spot.

70
Consequence of Sound

Some might be turned off by the absence of the four-goofy-guys spontaneity, but even without it, Birthmarks possesses the ability to surprise.

65
Pitchfork

Birthmarks is their most refined release to date

60
Drowned in Sound

Birthmarks is probably the most impressive Born Ruffians record to date, but it’s a shame they travelled so far without straying from the middle of the road.

60
PopMatters

Far from a landmark statement, the album still has a lot of impressive moments and is an enjoyable spin.

50
musicOMH

They’re not bad songs – well put-together, intelligently written – but they’re too pleasant, too agreeable, and none of them are really doing anything that hasn’t been heard before. 

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Track List

  1. Needle 
  2. 6-5000 
  3. Ocean's Deep 
  4. Permanent Hesitation
  5. Cold Pop
  6. Golden Promises
  7. Rage Flows
  8. So Slow
  9. With Her Shadow 
  10. Too Soaked To Break
  11. Dancing On The Edge Of Our Graves
  12. Never Age

Year End Lists

#99/Amazon
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Added on: April 10, 2013