{"product_id":"ruby-and-the-clumsy-dollies-new-and-improved","title":"Ruby and the Clumsy Dollies - New and Improved","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is a new vinyl record of \u003cem\u003eNew and Improved\u003c\/em\u003e by Ruby and the Clumsy Dollies. The album was first released in 2026 and this is a pressing from that year. The album is presented on pink vinyl. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRuby Rogers-Garcia\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, founder and front woman of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eRuby and the Clumsy Dollies,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e grew up surrounded by records, musical instruments, and recording equipment, and a healthy respect for the creative process.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLittle wonder then that her innate songwriting and singing talent seemed to spring, fully formed, on her remarkable debut album \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew and Improved\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, recorded at her and the band's analogue studio in the Lower East Side of NYC.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe has in fact been preparing for this moment all along, rising from her childhood bed to put 'Gimme Shelter' or the MC5 on the stereo, wrapping herself in the dreamy melancholy of Elliott Smith or the electrifying sounds of Link Wray, Big Star, The Sonics, The Dictators, and Lou Reed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLater, as a 45-spinning New York DJ, Ruby refined her sense of the musical hook, finding in her audiences the most direct neural route to rock and roll ecstasy. The daughter of You Am I’s Tim Rogers, she studied violin for years but (like Bo Diddley before her) swapped the gut strings for sizzling electric guitar and the pursuit of crafting the perfect driving rock and roll pop songs that populate the Clumsy Dollies’ record, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew and Improved\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe band began to gel when Ruby joined forces with the always cool \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eAaron Mika\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Televisionairies), a drummer whose outward nonchalance behind the kit disguises a deadly solid and inventive gift for setting the perfect groove that pulls us into the Dollies’ world. His driving beats are the perfect complement to Ruby’s raw and squelching guitar grind. Producers \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eRocio\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatt Verta-Ray\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e supply some supplemental bass, keys, and guitar, with the result being a true rock and roll gem.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe band's first single from the album is the fast-paced, ramalama rock 'n' roll shakedown of '\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eToo True For You\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'. The guitars jangle and riff with dirty fuzz, like a lost gem from the Buzzcocks or the Ramones – the perfect pairing with Ruby's uber-melodic, 60s girl-group vocal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs Ruby explains,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis song is all about being the bigger and better person. I thought back to my past relationships and how I truly was the one giving my all when my partner didn’t even meet me halfway. It’s a horrible feeling, and what better way to deal with it than to belt it out over an upbeat guitar hook!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAcross the rest of the record, you'll find a bit of everything – sad, romantic, intimate songs, some more wild, some more ironic, and playful. There are songs about living in NYC (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eOn the Deuce\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), communicating through unspoken words (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eRight Through Me\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), living apart from loved ones (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eStar\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), the loose and catchy, jangle, and groove of '\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eShell Shocked\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e', the quantum entanglement theory referencing '\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpooky Action\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e', and much more!!\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe height=\"450\" style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 660px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.music.apple.com\/au\/album\/new-and-improved\/1888460051\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tweak","offers":[{"title":"Original 2026 AU \/ PINK \/ NEW","offer_id":47927999103141,"sku":null,"price":52.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9237\/2389\/files\/RubyClumsyPinkcopy.jpg?v=1781746505","url":"https:\/\/suffragetterecords.com.au\/products\/ruby-and-the-clumsy-dollies-new-and-improved","provider":"Suffragette Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}