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“Lay It Down” by The Rubens
From the album The Rubens (2012)
“Lay It Down” by The Rubens appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2011. It was first released in 2012 on the album The Rubens. Its best result is #57 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2011. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #466 alternative song of 2011.
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"Lay It Down" is the song that got the Rubens off the ground: the Australian alternative rock group posted a demo of it to Triple J Unearthed in 2011, not long after they'd formed, and the response carried them to a deal with Ivy League Records early in 2012. That same year they were named Unearthed Artist of the Year at the J Awards, and they recut the song for their self-titled 2012 debut.
By the reviewers' accounts it's a laid-back, smoky soul-rock groove: trembling organ chords, tremolo-shivered guitar and hip-hop-leaning drums under Sam Margin's crooning vocal. A video featuring Abbie Cornish followed in February 2013, and the song went gold in Australia in 2020.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 57 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2011 | 100 |
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