THE LOVESORES

put a bandaid on it

Introducing, Portland's latest cast of garagepunks. The Lovesores hit the road seeking love in all the wrong places, with a fresh vinyl in hand and a name that is a parody of The Heartbreakers. Frontman, Scott 'Deluxe' Drake is a familiar face to the fans of the legendary '90s garage rockers and punks, the Humpers. The Lovesores line-up is: Jeff Fieldhouse on Guitar (Humpers, 8 Foot Tender, Suicide Kings, Partners in Crime), Adam Kattau on Guitar (Fast Takers), Alex Fast on Bass (LSD & D), Eric Bennes on Drums (Fast Takers, Carnabetian Army) and vocalist Drake (Humpers, Vice Principals, Fabulous Prizes, Suicide Kings and Naughty Women).

Lovesores just put out a self released 7”called Fast Friends / Red Alert in July. Producing and releasing your work DIY puts the process back into your own hands and “for exactly that reason; you have complete artistic control. But sometimes it’s also nice to have someone else pay for manufacturing! It’s really hard to break even on a release and that financial pressure can break bands up sometimes. You have to go into it realizing that nowadays a record serves more as a 'calling card' than as a product” says Drake, a veteran with album credits throughout the '90s. The Lovesores are recording a full-length with an expected release in October on the U.K.'s Devil’s Jukebox Records.  Check in for a GaragePunk Hideout Compilation at The Lovesores at Garage Punk Hideout. That seven inch is available on great distros all over, so Google it, check Burnside or demand that your local record store orders it!

So, where does the old band leave off and the new one start? With their first gig announced in June, “the Lovesores really have no connection to any of my previous bands, this is an entirely new band, new people, new songs. Jeff is the only one I’ve played with before” says Drake. Describing this kind of rock n roll in today's context of a million genres seems tricky. “Yeah, the genre question is a tough one. I’ve been playing the same kind of music for 30 years, but they keep changing the name of it! Punk, rock and roll, garage [is] basically three or four chords and a backbeat, you can call it what you want!” he explains.

What do the Lovesores sound like live? “Well,... you’re gonna get 100% unadulterated rock and roll, no bullshit. Good songs, good players, high energy, what more could a kid want?” says Drake and “we always have a great time with our northern neighbours!”

by More Betty