Solo Albums:

Sleeping in My Kitchen: A Diary from Minneapolis

July, 2019

a lo-fi folk album chock full of honest songs

Sleeping In My Kitchen: A Diary from Minneapolis by Eli Ruffer, released 12 July 2019 1. A Child's First Grief 2. Laughing Falls 3. It's Dinnertime 4. Where I'm Going 5. The Wine Song 6. Songs for a Fleeting Night (1 & 2) 7.

“A rustic, tea-steeped warble, indie-folk singer-songwriter Eli Ruffer stretches his proverbial wings to brood upon his own juggling act of time and a youth that is fading as quickly as rose petals. “Laughing Falls” is an organic and profoundly plainspoken piece that unearths the unease by which we perceive time’s merciless hand.”
— B-Sides and Badlands

a performance of ‘In The City’ featuring oddities from my Minneapolis apartment

 The scamps

a folk band with a punk attitude, formed in Minneapolis in 2017. We traded lead vocal duties and instruments. This is a song from our EP of demos.

Corner Of My Eye by The Scamps, released 25 June 2018

Wanna Hear a Song?

January, 2019

a (slightly) less lo-fi folk comedy album chock full of silly (but still honest) songs

Wanna Hear a Song? by Eli Ruffer, released 25 January 2019 1. Graham's in the Bathroom 2. In The City 3. (You Don't) Wanna Hear a Song, Pt. 2 4. Graham's Still in the Bathroom 5. Ode to Writer's Block 6. (Accidental) Instrumental [Interlude] 7. (You Don't) Wanna Hear a Song, Pt.

“Eli Ruffer’s Wanna Hear A Song is not a ‘heart-wrencher.’ It’s a satire. Ruffer calls himself out and reminds artists of their own fragile egos in a way that doesn’t sting as much as it makes you laugh and feel less alone in your silly insecurities.”
— Two Story Melody

The Karate Squids

a college indie rock band—where I played bass and produced our 2015 EP called The Squids Are Alright

The Squids Are Alright by The Karate Squids, released 12 August 2015 1. Stockholm 2. The Squids Are Alright 3. Shoreline Blues 4. Boyhood

and a live music video I made of our performance at Carleton College’s 2016 Spring Concert

The Karate Squids performing an original song at Carleton College's Spring Concert 2016 Thanks to Jacob Rockey for recording and mixing audio and help with video and thanks to Josh Pitkofsky for contributing footage