Lo La Ru

Lo La Ru (stylised in all caps) is the third studio album by Australian alternative rock group, The Rubens. The album was released on 29 June 2018.

Lo La Ru
Studio album by
The Rubens
Released29 June 2018 (2018-06-29)
Length43:24
LabelIvy League
The Rubens chronology
Hoops
(2015)		 Lo La Ru
(2018)		 MTV Unplugged
(2019)
Singles from Lo La Ru
  1. "Million Man"
    Released: 27 October 2017 [1]
  2. "Never Ever"
    Released: 13 April 2018
  3. "God Forgot"
    Released: 4 October 2018[2]

Ruben Elliott Margin told Triple J Lo La Ru is the name of the world that The Rubens built to make this album. "We came up with this idea of creating a fake nation behind this album. Because we'd created our own little world; brought these producers over from New York, had a studio in our hometown, [do] whatever we'd like to do and have fun doing it." They even gave the fictional nation a flag, which became the album's artwork.[3]

In August 2018, the group announced a 12-date national "Lo La Ru" tour, which expanded to a 16-date tour in September. The tour commenced in Brunswick Heads, New South Wales on 2 November.[4][5]

Reception

Madelyn Tait from The Music gave the album 3½ out of 5 saying "Lo La Ru is full of fun, soul-injected rock tracks." She added: "The Rubens expand on and bring the hip hop and R&B elements they touched on in previous releases to the forefront."[6]

Josh Leeson from The Herald gave the album 2½ out of 5 and thought The Rubens "attempted to replicate the appeal of "Hoops" by turning up their R&B and pop influences" but added "at times the album does wallow in lounge music mediocrity." Lesson said the album highlight is "God Forgot".[7]

Tim Byron from The Sydney Morning Herald gave the album 3 out of 5, saying "Lo La Ru's soul-inflected indie rock is pleasantly melodic, often with a good sense of groove, and tastefully recorded. It also feels a little timid, however, as though this is a band trying to please everyone, rather than a band making a stand with fire and authority. All of which means that in six months we'll probably be hearing these songs on ads for cars and health insurance."[8]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Million Man"The Rubens3:12
2."Go On"The Rubens2:44
3."I Know"The Rubens3:52
4."Never Ever" (featuring Sarah)The Rubens / Sarah Aarons3:20
5."Freakout"The Rubens3:23
6."God Forgot"The Rubens3:32
7."Woman Oh Woman"The Rubens3:44
8."Casper"The Rubens3:01
9."SOSO"The Rubens2:33
10."Mary"The Rubens3:13
11."Teeth"The Rubens3:28
12."All My Dollars"The Rubens7:27
  • Note: "All My Dollars" contains hidden track "Young Me", beginning at 4:14

Personnel

The Rubens

  • Sam Margin – lead vocals (all tracks), guitar
  • Elliott Margin – keyboards, backing vocals (all tracks), lead vocals (track 1)
  • Izaac Margin – lead guitar
  • William Zeglis – bass guitar, engineering
  • Scott Baldwin – drums

Additional musicians

  • Sarah Aarons – guest vocals (track 4)

Charts
Chart (2018) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] 3

Release history
Region Date Format Edition(s) Label Catalogue
Australia 29 June 2018[10][11]
Standard Ivy League IVY421
20 July 2018[12] Limited edition LP Limited IVY413

References
  1. "Million Man - single". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  2. "God Forgot (singe mix)". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  3. "The Rubens – LO LA RU". ABC. 24 June 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  4. "The Rubens Announce Their 'Lo La Ru' Tour". auspOp. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  5. "Rubens' 'Lo La Ru' Tour Grows". auspOp. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  6. "The Rubens LO LA RU". The Music. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  7. "REVIEW: The Rubens - LO LA RU - 2.5 stars". The Herald. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  8. "Music reviews: Florence and the Machine, Gorillaz, the Rubens and more". The Sydney Morning Herald. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  9. "Australiancharts.com – The Rubens – Lo La Ru". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  10. "Lo La Ru by The Rubens (iTunes)". iTunes Store (AU). Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  11. "Lo La Ru by The Rubens – CD". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  12. "Lo La Ru (Limited Edition 180gm Transparent) by The Rubens – LP". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
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