THE LOVE JUNKIES WELCOME NEW MEMBER ON BASS, ANNOUNCE AUS AND US TOUR, AND REVEAL FIRST TASTE OF THEIR THIRD ALBUM: “NOBODY”

Perth’s The Love Junkies today give you the first taste of their upcoming third studio album, a bold, bass-y, deeply personal, and strangely beautiful track titled “Nobody”. Marking the band’s return to the studios of Perth producer Dave Parkin (Jebediah, Karnivool, Abbe May, Tired Lion) for their upcoming 3^rd LP, “Nobody” gives fans a taste of what’s to come, while also highlighting the addition of a new member to the fold – taking over from bassist Robbie Rumble (as he moves to guitar) is FOAM’s very own Harley Barnaby. The Love Junkies will also be heading on their first 2016 tour, making their way around Australia and The US throughout the coming months.

Exploding into our eardrums with a scream, a killer riff, and a solid bash on the skins, the band launched into Australia’s consciousness in 2009 and have continually surprised and impressed since – serving up two albums and two EPs with a side of singles that have set radios alight. Refusing to follow trends, The Love Junkies are part indie, part punk, and part grunge: a mix that has hit a nerve as audiences fall for their effortless intensity and frenetic live show.

In 2012 the band released breakthrough single ‘Louise’ to a sell-out hometown crowd, and with whispers of their live show spreading, the band quickly became a favourite for support gigs – playing with La Dispute, Band Of Skulls, Die! Die! Die!, Birds of Tokyo and Jeff The Brotherhood. 2013 saw the band step onto the national stage with their debut album ‘Maybelene’, with two singles from the album (“Oxymoron” and “Baby Come Home”) landing swells of support from Triple J Unearthed and high rotation with triple j. The album also managed to score the band the coveted triple j unearthed slot at Southbound, also leading to spots at the Perth Big Day Out, Groovin’ the Moo and another triple j unearthed spot at the BIGSOUND industry conference and showcase followed by six nominations and three wins at the 2013 Western Australian Music Awards (WAMIs) for breakthrough act, best rock act and best drummer.

The dawning of 2014 did not see the foot come off the accelerator, with the dropping of a brand new EP “Flight Test”, taking their sound to another level. From the lead single “Chemical Motivation” and its trademark dirty scream chorus, to the softer indie stylings of “Storm Troopers” and the heartfelt outpouring of drummer Lewis Walsh in “Gloria To My Dysphoria”, “Flight Test” is an unmistakable showcase of a band emerging with an identity and direction. In September 2014 the band released their second album “Blowing On The Devil’s Strumpet” and headed out on their biggest Australian tour to date including a sold out launch at The Rosemount Hotel in Perth followed by a main support slot for Gyroscope in December. The band also picked up another WAMi award for best Rock Act.

By 2015, the rest of the world started to take notice, and The Love Junkies took their show to North America for the first time to play at SXSW and Canadian Music Week. These showcases followed their first official US EP release (via The Planetary Group), making its debut on the CMJ charts on 135 stations as the 19^th most added release. In October the band’s second album was serviced to college radio, making the top 150 played CMJ charts two week in a row with airplay on over 100 stations. Returning to Australia to end the year, the band begun work on their third album to be released in Australia and US in late 2016.

THE LOVE JUNKIES
AUSTRALIA // US TOUR
(MORE SHOWS TO BE ANNOUNCED)

 FEBRUARY

Friday 26^th – Bassendean WA – The Bassendean Hotel

MARCH

Wednesday 9^th – Nashville TN – Mad Donnas

Thursday 10^th – Birmingham AL – The Nick

Friday 11^th – Baton Rouge LA – Music Studios

Sunday 13^th – Dallas/Fort Worth TX – Magnolia Motor Lounge

Monday 14^th – Houston TX – Super Happy Fun Land

Wednesday 23^rd – El Paso TX – Mesa Music Hall

Thursday 24^th – Tucson AZ – Sky bar

Sunday 27^th – Los Angeles CA – Redwood Bar

Monday 28^th – Los Angeles CA – Grandpa Johnsons

APRIL

Saturday 2^nd – Eugene OR – Luckeys

Tuesday 5^th – Seattle WA – The Central Saloon

Friday 8^th – Denver CO – Hermans

Saturday 9^th – Kansas City MO – Daveys

Sunday 10^th – Columbia MO – Social Room

Monday 11^th – St Louis MO – Ciceros

MAY

Friday 13th – Osborne Park, Perth WA – The Garage (ALL AGES)
Saturday 14^th – Perth WA – Jack Rabbit Slims

Thursday 19th – Bunbury WA – The Prince Of Wales

Thursday 26^th – Brisbane QLD – Black Bear Lodge

Friday 27^th – Sydney NSW – Brighton Up Bar

Saturday 28^th – Melbourne Vic – The Workers Club