4X4 Compilation Series
(4 Bands, with 4 Songs each, on 1 CD)

I've always felt that bands need the most help in the beginning, and it's in the beginning that the creation process is so untaintedand fresh. Bands pumping out songs and sounds without thinking about it. They just need someone to fire the starting pistol.

I have bands send me music all the time. I listen to everything, and for the most part there is always seems to be one song that peaks my interest. But I didn't want to release a compilation. I feel most new band/music compilations are too varied and unfocused, plus one song really doesn't say enough about what the band is all about.

I wanted to start a series of split EP's like when I first started Lunch Records with my split 7" singles only now on CD. Next, I was thinking 2 bands? Not enough. Three bands? Too odd a number. Then I saw 4X4 in a TV car ad. I liked the name and the concept, 4 bands 4 songs each, and cap it all off with a live show with all the bands. The rest, my rock n' roll friend, is hopefully history.
Below is an in-dept look at the vanguard of the 4X4 series.       Enjoy~Pauly

4X4 Vol. 2 (Out June 14th)
Bon Savants
The Plain Janes
The Living Sea
Roh Delikat

4X4 Vol. 2 CD release show:
Saturday, June 18th, 2005
TT the Bears Place-Cambridge, MA
($8/18+/8pm doors)
Bon Savants (12), The Plain Janes (11)
The Living Sea (10), Roh Delikat (9)


Bon Savants (Boston, MA)
Thomas Moran ­ Vocals, Guitar
Kevin Haley - Vocals, Guitar
David Wessel - Bass
Andrew Dole - Drums

Hailing from Portland, OR, Bon Savants (means good scientist in French) Moved to Boston to spread their brand of post-rock. They¹ve been compared to Psychedelic Furs and (most recently) British Sea Power. Bon Savants could quite be the most talented band that nobody knows. Until now.
www.bonsavants.com

The Plain Janes (Boston, MA)
Colin Mahoney - Drums
Dave Halligan - Guitar
Darren Ottaviani - Synth
Greg Britton - Vocals, Guitar
Jim Gilbert - Bass

The Plain Janes have been recently described as The
Smashing Pumpkins meets Echo and the Bunnymen. Their
darkly, drawn pop songs are full of glimmering
sonic-wash. Some of their songs are happy, even silly,
and some are sad, or dare we say tragic-but all speak
to some truth they've discovered in their lives--and
life, when observed closely, is a beautiful, silly,
tragic thing. www.theplainjanes.com

The Living Sea (Beverly, MA)

Adam Rich - Voice
Neil Simmons - Guitar, Drums
Mike Crockett - Drums, Guitar, Voice
Andy MacKenzie Jr. - Bass

The Living Sea are a steam engine of underground punk and indie-rock reminiscent of the Stokes, Iggy Pop, and the Mars Volta. Comprised of members of There Were Wires, The Burning Paris, and the Great Northern (the latter were slated to be released on Lunch). The Living Sea delivers driving yet spooky songs in their debut recording session that will having you diving for more! Fill-up your CD players and iPods with The Living Sea and you¹ll have a hard time staying still on the beach. www.myspace.com/thelivingsea

Roh Delikat (Boston, MA)
Kristina Johnson - Guitar, Bass, Vocals
Scott Craggs- Drums, Percussion, Bass

Kristina Johnson and Scott Craggs are making music for the new millennium. Their drum and bass and wall of guitar assault - juxtaposed with the soft delicate vocal melodies-is so refreshing. Think Ronnie Size meets NIN meets the Sundays, and then think again. Live and on record, Johnson and Craggs recreate the uncreated.
www.rohdelikat.com
www.myspace.com/rohdelikat

4X4 Vol. 2 was mastered by Matt Azeveda @
M-Works-Cambridge, MA
Cover photo by Kelly Davidson. www.etchedonfilm.com
Design by Rob Adams @ PROD. www.prod4ever.com

4X4 Vol 1
Taxpayer
The Fever Monument
Morning Theft
Red Door Exchange

Taxpayer (Boston, MA)
Jared Marsh - Vocals / Guitar, Michael Jones - Guitar
Timothy Peters ­ Bass, Robert Adams ­ Drums
Taxpayer meld the melodies of some of the finest brit-pop combined with the raw energy of early emo to deliver modern day lullaby for the working class. For more info on Taxpayer, check out (www.taxpayermusic.com).

The Fever Monument (Lowell, MA)
Joe Faria: guitar, vocals, Bert Foster: bass, vocals
Josh Fleischmann: drums
Named after the Richard Brautigan poem, and hailing form the same city that brought us Jack Kerouac and The Shods, The Fever Monument contribute 4 heart-wrenching pop punk songs. For more info on The Fever Monument, check out (www.thefevermonument.com)

Morning Theft. (New York, NY)
Daniel Byrne - Drums, Keyboards. J. Patrick Holden - Bass
Robert Holmes - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Peter Kim - Lead Guitar, Vocals
After just a handful of shows, New York's Morning Theft has integrated themselves into NYC's downtown scene. After just a handful of shows, New York's Morning Theft has integrated themselves into NYC's downtown scene. Morning Theft deliver indie rock guitar journeys reminiscent of early Cure and latter Nirvana. For more info on Morning Theft, log on(www.morningtheft.net)

Red Door Exchange (Easthampton, MA)
Jesse Lee - Guitar, Vocals, Kate Stephens - Keyboard, Vocals
Michael Wyzik - Drums, Percussion, Jim Elliott ­ Bass
From the burgeoning music scene that spawned Dinosaur Jr,. and then Sebadoh, comes Western Massachusetts' Red Door Exchange. Red Door Exchange elegantly blend vocals, guitars and pianos into soon-to-be epic indie rock classics. For more info on Red Door Exchange, check out www.reddoorexchange.com.