Birthmarks (Born Ruffians album)

Birthmarks is the third studio album by Canadian rock band Born Ruffians, released on April 16, 2013, by Paper Bag Records in Canada and Yep Roc Records worldwide.[1] The band released a limited edition deluxe version of the album on March 25, 2014 that included a second disc with outtakes, unreleased tracks and acoustic versions.[2] The third track from the second disc "Oh Cecilia" was released only on CD, YouTube, and SoundCloud due to sample use restrictions.[3] On September 13, 2022, they re-released a censored version of the song through audio streaming services for the first time.[4]

Birthmarks
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 16, 2013 (2013-04-16)
GenreIndie rock
Length43:46 (standard)
73:08 (deluxe)
LabelYep Roc Records
Paper Bag Records
ProducerRoger Leavens
Born Ruffians chronology
Say It
(2010)
Birthmarks
(2013)
Ruff
(2015)
Alternate cover
Deluxe Edition Cover Art

Track listing edit

No.TitleLength
1."Needle"3:33
2."6-5000"4:33
3."Ocean's Deep"2:47
4."Permanent Hesitation"4:02
5."Cold Pop"3:46
6."Golden Promises"4:11
7."Rage Flows"3:17
8."So Slow"4:04
9."With Her Shadow"3:47
10."Too Soaked To Break"3:31
11."Dancing On The Edge Of Our Graves"3:40
12."Never Age"2:31
Deluxe Edition (Disc 2)
No.TitleLength
1."Harmony"3:39
2."Cherry Wine"3:42
3."Oh Cecilia" (Exclusive to CD[5])3:20
4."With An Ax"4:15
5."Rage Flows (Acoustic)"3:18
6."Wandering Eye"4:15
7."Needle (Acoustic)"3:51
8."Never Age (Acoustic)"3:14
9."Your Suffferin' Heart"3:54

References edit

  1. ^ "BIRTHMARKS – APRIL 16, 2013!". Born Ruffians. 2013-01-22. Archived from the original on April 13, 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
  2. ^ "Exclaim" Alex Hudson, 'Born Ruffians Unveil Expanded Edition of 'Birthmarks', Exclaim!, February 26, 2014.
  3. ^ LeDonne, Rob. "Born Ruffians Share 'Uncle, Duke and the Chief' Album Stream & Track-by-Track Breakdown". Billboard. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Oh Cecilia, by Born Ruffians". Bandcamp. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Birthmarks [Deluxe Edition]". Paper Bag Records. Retrieved 13 September 2022.

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