Rubin

Rubin is a songwriting project associated with Sebastián Rubin, a musician from Buenos Aires, Argentina. The name also refers to other artists, including the northern soul singer Rubin Parker, but the Buenos Aires songwriter is the act described here.

Career

Rubin starts a solo career in 2004 with Viva la Vida, a six-song EP that continues the melodic and harmonic approach of his previous band, Grand Prix. A few months later he releases Compone, Ladron, a live album made available for download from his website. That recording is made with friends on a cold, rainy Friday in July and contains 10 unplugged performances and versions.

Among the songs on Compone, Ladron is “La triple A se llevo mi mujer”, along with a cover of the Ramones’ “The KKK Took My Baby Away”. After this release, Rubin plays gigs in Argentina and Spain.

With Los Subtitulados

At the end of 2005, Rubin records Esperando el fin de mundo with Los Subtitulados. The album is released in 2006 and presents Rubin with a full band line-up. Its sound draws on pop songwriting with strong choruses and includes cellos, keyboards and electric guitar. The music is linked in the description to Teenage Fanclub, Elvis Costello, Kurt Vonnegut, Seinfeld and The Kinks.