Born Ruffians frontman Luke Lalonde found inspiration for the band’s latest album title during a trip to India. Riding a borrowed purple children’s bike adorned with a Disney princess and the words “Beauty’s Pride,” Lalonde couldn’t get the phrase out of his head.

The album, also called Beauty’s Pride, was written largely while Lalonde prepared for the birth of his first child.

“Your heart expands, like the Grinch,” he says. “It doesn’t push any other love out. It just grows to accept more.”

Now, nearly two decades into their career, the Toronto indie rock band is still growing. In this session, Lalonde joins us to talk about making Beauty’s Pride, which marks a new sonic direction for Born Ruffians.

This episode of World Cafe was produced and edited by Miguel Perez. Our senior producer is Kimberly Junod and our engineer is Chris Williams. Our programming and booking coordinator is Chelsea Johnson and our line producer is Will Loftus.