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Lunch Records Music News: Summer 2003

Hey Kids,
Lots of new releases and lots of news! So read on and thanks for visiting Lunch Records.

NEW LUNCH RELEASES:

DEAR LEADER

First we kick-off the summer with the debut release from DEAR LEADER, the brainchild of Aaron Perrino (former lead singer/guitarist of Boston's Sheila Divine). A step in a different musical direction, DEAR LEADER is a well-written letter combining lost love and new found glory. DEAR LEADER start off their euphonious journey with the stunning 7" single, "My Life As A Wrestler" b/w "Slow Death Shadows" and following-up with a impressive 6-song CD/EP "War Chords." Both the 7" single and CD/EP are released in conjunction with a 5-night DEAR LEADER residency every Tuesday night at The Lizard Lounge in Cambridge, MA. (Complete with special guest band(s) every
night).
DEAR LEADER'S Tuesday Night Lizard Lounge Residency 2003:
July 1st Dear Leader, The Morning Theft, Chris Zerby (HelicopterHelicopter)
July 8th Dear Leader, Baby Strange
July 15th Dear Leader, The Fly Seville, Blake Hazard
July 22nd Dear Leader, Blue Ribbons, Christian McNeill (Hybrasil)
July 29th Dear Leader, Chauncey For tickets log onto: www.virtuous.com.
Also look for a new full length DEAR LEADER CD "The Good Times Are Killing Me" produced by John Dragonetti coming out in the fall and a regional tour to support.

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The debut single from Aaron Perrino's (ex-Sheila Divine) DEAR LEADER.This 7" single takes off like a steaming locomotive with the powerful"My Life As A Wrestler" and drops you off safely at the station withthe mysterious b-side, "Slow Death Shadows." Limited edition pressing of only 500 copies on black licorice vinyl!


The debut CD/EP from Aaron (ex-Sheila Divine) Perino's DEAR LEADER.Recorded in February of 2003, Perrino holed himself up at Moontower studio (Cambridge, MA) with producer Darren Ottraviani to create these sullen recordings that seemed to mesh perfectly with the cold weather outside. John Dragonetti of Jack Drag then put his magic touch on these songs. Limited edition card board sleeve packaging.

 

For fans of The Crystal Method, Fat Boy Slim, Moby and The Chemical Brothers: The Production Club¹s Follow Your Bliss is a collection of songs chock full of punchy infectious grooves with a simple philosophy. Recorded it, sample it, listen to it, loop it, and play it back, again and again!

 

Many moons ago, Boston's Helicopter Helicopter and Lunch Records released Squids and other Fishes and Analog and Electrical Fields within a 12 month period. Squids was actually the bands demos, so Analog was truly their first record. Both of those releases are now here for your listening pleasure on one beautiful CD called, Great Big Meaningless. A must for any indie rock fan, and long out of print, these 21 recordings encapsulate the band's early raw energy.

When he is not fronting the critically acclaimed band, The Gravel Pit, Jedediah Parish is making some of the best music this side of the prime meridian. It's one Hank Williams, one part Tom Waits and two parts Brian Wilson-one part "Pet Sounds" and the other part "Smiley Smile" era. Heck it's good stuff and we like it!



Hybrasil - This Boston trio (via Derry, Northern Ireland) proudly release their 10 song master-piece called; The Kicker on March 12th-produced by Steve Fisk (Screaming Trees/ Soul Coughing). Christian McNeill was the former lead singer and guitarist of the Derry, Northern Ireland band Schtum and was the voice of the Orchestra Morphine.




 

 

 

 

 

 




 






 

 




 

JOHN DOE on LUNCH!
That's right! Lunch will release more wax - a limited edition 7" vinyl single - by the King of Cow-Punk: Mr. John Doe. Those of you who know John know he's has been the voice and bassist for one of the most important bands too ever exist: X! Yes, X! X were (and still are) the West Coast punk band that set the bar for thousands of bands to come. And if that's not enough, when John's not playing music, he's either in movies, on TV, or taking care of his horses. Now that's cool. Look for the Lunch limited edition "Seasons In The Sun" 7" vinyl single to be released in conjunction with this the release of "The Red Right Hand" in which he stars! (In theaters this October).

WELL, WELL, WELL!
Former Orbit lead singer/guitarist and bassist Jeff Robbins and Linda Bean respectively have been busy with their post-Orbit band WELL. Robbins and Bean make a return to Lunch Records with WELL'S debut CD/EP "The New Standard Biscuit" out this summer.

HELICOPTER HELICOPTER & BLEU GRADUATE!
For all you folks who have bought fine Lunch releases from Helicopter Helicopter and Bleu, well, we'd like to tell you that they have moved on to bigger (but not necessarily better) labels and have once again made fine records. So go out and buy their brand new records coming out this spring including Helicopter Helicopter's "Wild Dogs with X-Ray Eyes" out now on Initial Records (www.initialrecords.com), and BLEU'S long-awaited major label debut, "Redhead" on Aware Records (www.awarerecords.com).

FREE LUNCH MUSIC: THE MAGNIFICENT 7!
Get The Magnificent 7 CD compilation with every purchase made from the Lunch web site while you can! What is The Magnificent 7 you ask? It's a Lunch compilation of the finest artists during our first seven years of operation (1995-2002). It includes stellar tracks from Hybrasil, Orbit, Bleu, Helicopter Helicopter, The Shods, Jedediah Parish, Dave Aaronoff and The Details, Maki and more. The CD also includes a special bonus track from alt- country super group The Bathing Beauties: which features members of Boston's Buffalo Tom, Juliana Hatfield 3, and Fuzzy.

That's all for kids, enjoy the music. Thanks for your ears!
Pauly the Lunch Records Guy