Album · The Rubens
The Rubens by The Rubens
The Rubens is an album by The Rubens, released in 2012. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 5 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “My Gun”, on 3 lists with a best position of #10.
The Rubens' self-titled debut landed on 14 September 2012 on Ivy League, the first full-length from a band of Margin brothers and friends out of Menangle, New South Wales. David Kahne produced, and he gives their loose-limbed, soulful alternative rock plenty of room to breathe. Sam Margin sings and plays guitar, Zaac Margin plays guitar beside him and Scott Baldwin holds down the drums, and the songs roll with a slow-burn, late-night swagger. "My Gun" led the charge, with "Lay It Down" and "The Best We Got" close at hand.
It reached number 3 on the Australian albums chart, earned a J Award nomination for Australian Album of the Year, and picked up ARIA nominations for Breakthrough Artist and Best Rock Album in 2013. A deluxe edition followed in April 2013 with 8 extra tracks, 7 of them recorded live at The Forum in Melbourne.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from The Rubens on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | My Gun | 3 | #10 | – | 2012–2013 | |
| 2 | Lay It Down | 1 | #57 | – | 2011 | |
| 3 | The Best We Got | 1 | #66 | – | 2012 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.