By Johnny Ray Huston
RUBIES
Explode from Center
(Telle)
The Norway-to-our-Bay connection is strong in this group, which bridges Bergen and San Francisco. No cosmic disco, though: Simone Rubi plays chanteuse over pop arrangements. The result never reaches the Cardigans’ sublimity, but it matches the warmth of Lois and Marine Girls.
Rubies, “I Feel Electric”
Rubies play Sunday, June 14 at The Independent