The Ruby Suns

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The Ruby Suns (AKA Ryan McPhun & The Ruby Suns)
Origin	New Zealand
Genre(s)	Indie pop
Years active	2003 - present
Label(s)	Lil' Chief Records Memphis Industries Subpop
Website	The Ruby Suns

The Ruby Suns are an indie/pop group from New Zealand. They formed in 2004 when Californian Ryan McPhun moved to Auckland and started playing in several bands such as The Brunettes and The Tokey Tones.

Originally known as Ryan McPhun & the Ruby Suns, they reverted to the latter some time in 2006.

The Ruby Suns are signed to Lil' Chief Records in New Zealand and Memphis Industries in Britain.

In early 2007 the band embarked on their first European tour in support of their self-titled debut album.

In the latter half of 2007 the band toured with The Shins extensively throughout Australia.

As of 2007, The Ruby Suns are signed to American record label Sub Pop who are also home to bands such as The Shins and The Postal Service. The band released their second album, Sea Lion, in January 2008.

[edit] Discography

Date	Title	Label	Catalog Number
Albums
2005	The Ruby Suns	Lil' Chief Records	LCR 011
2008	Sea Lion	Lil' Chief Records	LCR 021
Singles
2007	"There Are Birds"	(Self-Pressed)
2007	"Sister Brother"	(Self-Pressed)
EPs
2007	XFM Sessions	(Self-Pressed)
2007	Lichen Ears EP	Lil' Chief Records	LCR 020