THE LOVEBUG JUNKIES
Dueling drummers, fuzzed thick bass, walls of feedback, manic synth throbs, and howling vocals. The debut record from The Lovebug Junkies,Concussions, preaches an ancient devoted to there God through Rock-N-Roll.The album's 12 songs explore personal tragedy; the violent and tragic loss of loved ones, of relationships, and of sanity during the grieving process. On Concussions, The Lovebug Junkies follow an arcane text from the house of Rock-n-Roll; that a thorough of pain and longing can fit within a 4-minute pop song, albeit meticulously folded, squeezed, and barely held together by a ribbon & bow.
Armed with a set of songs, singer Russell Burton and guitarist Donnie Carlo III devised a simple code-of-conduct for their record: They will do their utmost to honor the songs and all within them. They would not release the record until it was the absolute best they could do.
Yearning for the physicality and individuality of early Rock & Roll records, drummers Alex White & Matt Hammond along with bassist Chris Howard, tracked live in the Cathedral of a large unoccupied church, a fitting location given the record's central theme. Recording was then moved to NP Recording Co, where keyboardist, Nic Johnson, perfected his concoction of keyed instruments, including a maze of vintage synthesizers, tube organs, a mellotron, and an acoustic piano. Fully committing to the recording process, the band drifted deep in difficult emotionally trying waters and later, after many laborious months, proudly resurfaced with an album they stand behind without pretense. “We littered the road with blood, sweat, and tears”, says Burton, “Creating a record is never an easy process”. Carlo, puts it simply, “we followed our code.”
"Like The Talking Heads... ON STEROIDS!" - Jason George (89.7 WTMD, NP RECORDING)
"Good Shit" - Homeboy Sandman
"Jack White meets Primus" - Brynn Hardcastle Botte (Festival Production)
-Baltimore-
The Ottobar (*Opening for The World Inferno Friendship Society)
Metro Gallery (*Part of 'Scape Scape' - 3-Day Festival)
WTMD Studio (* First band broadcast live from new station)
The Windup Space
The Golden West Cafe
The Sidebar
The Broom Factory
-Annapolis-
The Metropolitian
(*Notable Event)