Canadian steak sandwich connoisseurs, Born Ruffians, are hitting the road this summer. After a May trip through Europe, our neighbors to the north will take a hike and play 20 dates during their month long North American tour, which includes just ten U.S. stops.

The group’s second full-length, Say It, is being released by Warp Records on June 1st. (You can preview the first single, “What to Say”, here). As our own Chris Coplan previously reported, the record is a reaction to stress the band encountered after over touring in 2008.

Frontman Luke Lalonde, who sings “Jamelia” on Caribou’s new record, has said that with Say It the band intended to create a clean, pop-music friendly record.

In January 2009 Lalonde also formed a group with Graham Wright (Tokyo Police Club), Dean Marino (Ex-po), Will Currie (Will Currie & The Country French), and Jason Sadlowski (Jay Sad). They recorded a five-song EP called Novels, which they are encouraging fans to download, burn, and hide in secret stash spots all over the globe.

If you haven’t found one yet, then maybe one will be laying on the street in one of these towns:  (Chris Coplan is still willing to give you $10 if you find one in a weird spot.)

Born Ruffians 2010 Tour Dates:
05/11 – London, UK @ Old Blue
05/12 – London, UK @ Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club
05/13 – Kingston, UK @ Hippodrome
05/15 – Brighton, UK @ ACM/The Basement
05/16 – Cologne, DE @ Tsnumani
05/17 – Berlin, DE @ Comet
05/18 – Hamburg, DE @ Grüner Jåger
05/19 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
05/21 – Paris, FR @ Point Ephemere
05/28 – Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern
06/03 – Los Angeles, CA @ Echo
06/04 – San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop
06/06 – Portland, OR @ Holocene
06/07 – Seattle, WA @ The Vera Project
06/08 – Victoria, BC @ Alix Goolden Hall
06/09 – Vancouver, BC @ The Biltmore Cabaret
06/11 – Edmonton, AB @ Starlite Room
06/12 – Calgary, AB @ Republik
06/13 – Saskatoon, SK @ Amigo’s
06/14 – Winnipeg, MB @ West End Cultural Centre
06/15 – Minneapolis, MN @ Turf Club
06/16 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
06/17 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern
06/18 – Brooklyn, NY @ The Bell House
06/19 – New York, NY @ Santos Party House
06/20 – Allston, MA – @ Great Scott
06/23 – Montreal, QC @ Il Motore
06/24 – Ottawa, ON @ Mavericks
06/25 – Peterborough, ON @ Red Dog