Without music life would be a mistake. ~Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

I am rarely introduced to new music by people anymore. Especially not at work. No one has ever come up to the front desk and said “Audrey have you heard this amazing song by so and so?!? It will fricken change your life!” No, it’s all “When are you going to be finished with those evacuation plans, where is the yellow paper, and why don’t you have candy at your desk?”

Another thing adding to the decline in my new music discoveries? I no longer have a 2 hour commute to and from school or drive a car, so listening to the radio is incredibly rare. I don’t even know what radio stations in San Francisco are considered the good ones.

It is for this reason I have decided to set a goal to discover 1 amazing band every month for the next 2 or so years. 1 isn’t a lot, I know, but I find I am not impressed by most of the new music I do happen to run across, so 1 is a good amount for me.

I read a couple music blogs which I will start paying more attention to, I’ll start checking my last.fm recommendations more often, and hopefully I’ll get some commendations from all the lovelies who swing by bE.

So, with that, I was introduced to a new band in March by J♥ that I absolutely adore. Born Ruffians is their name, and Canadian Indie Rock is their game.

These boys hail from Midland, Ontario and have apparently been around since 2006 with the release of their self titled debut EP, but it’s their 2008 release “Red Yellow & Blue“ that has drawn me into their simultaneously calming and energizing world of harmonicas, guitars and group sing-along feel. It makes me want to eat ice cream, ride my bike, jump in a pool and lay in the sun all at one time. Check them out!