Ruby (The Killjoys album) explained

Ruby
Type:	studio
Artist:	The Killjoys
Cover:	Ruby_by_the_KIlljoys.png
Released:	October 1990
Recorded:	December 1989 – May 1990
Studio:	Sing Sing Studios
Label:	Audrey Records
Prev Title:	Audrey
Prev Year:	1989
Next Title:	Spin
Next Year:	1991

Ruby is the debut studio album by Australian pop band, The Killjoys. The album was released in October 1990. At the ARIA Music Awards of 1991, the album won the ARIA Award for Best Independent Release.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

Stewart Mason from AllMusic said "Singer Anna Burley has a cool, detached voice that sounds just right over Craig Pilkington's strummy acoustics and muted trumpet. Caroline Schwerkolt's dreamy vibes are the group's other main sonic signature, adding a lovely texture to nearly every song on the album. Burley's lyrics aren't as memorable as the folk-tinged melodies, though the wistful 'Michael Told Me' does an admirable job of recalling a lost love without whininess or recrimination. A fantastic debut, Ruby shows that the spirit of twee pop was alive and well between its early-'80s and mid-'90s heydays."^[3]

Track listing

1. "One & Only" - 2:33
2. "One More Hour" - 3:43
3. "Fall Around Me" - 4:09
4. "Michael Told Me" - 3:17
5. "I Don't Really Know" - 2:15
6. "Sometimes Blue" - 3:17
7. "Wish" - 2:58
8. "Don't Let Me Down" - 3:08
9. "The Greener Side" - 3:05
10. "I Can't Believe" - 2:43
11. Shifting Sands" - 3:35
12. "Take Me Down" - 4:06

Notes and References

1. Web site: Search results for 'Killjoys' . . 18 June 2017 .
2. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20090608063024/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=1991 . Winners by Year 1991 . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) . 8 June 2009 . 19 June 2017 .
3. Web site: The Killjoys Ruby. AllMusic. 2 March 2022.
4. Web site: Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 6 January 1992 . Bubbling Down Under. 8 January 2023.