Blue Ruin were an Australian blues rock band , which started as Scrap Museum in 1984 . Their third studio album , '' I 'm Gon na Smile '' ( December 1990 ) , was nominated for Best Independent Release at the ARIA Music Awards of 1991 . The group had released three other studio albums , '' Such Sweet Thunder '' ( January 1986 ) , '' Flame '' ( May 1987 ) and '' Tattoo Tears '' ( 1993 ) , before disbanding in 1995 . Mainstay members were Ian " Quincy " McLean on lead vocals and Mulaim Vela on lead guitar
ARIA Music Awards of 1991
ARIA Music Awards of 1991
Blue Ruin (band)