Pure Particles (HIGHLIGHTER YELLOW VINYL) [Vinyl]

The Bug Clubs name does a good job of introducing the band & their music: a tight-knit, collaborative effort focused on telling tales of the everyday that we often take for granted, shot through with humour & riffs-a-plenty.

Imagine Jonathan Richman bought a really big amp & a time machine & found himself somewhere on the Nuggets compilation. Or perhaps Ray Davis palled up with Sterling Morrison, got really into The Minutemen & agreed that songs need not be longer than two minutes. Then, maybe, youre almost where the Welsh three-piece are coming from.

The creative trio of Sam Willmett (guitar/vocals), Tilly Harris (bass/vocals) and Dan Matthew (drums) formed The Bug Club in 2016 in the little-known rock n' roll hotbed that is Caldicot, Monmouthshire. Following relentless gigging in their local area, The Bug Club were picked up by Bingo Records & released their first proper single - We Dont Need Room For Lovin - in February 2021. It garnered immediate acclaim, with BBC 6 Musics resident tastemaker Marc Riley playing it a few times a week ever since & booking them in for a post-lockdown live session right off the bat. The announcement of the EP Launching Moondream One followed - as did the release of second single Checkmate, with which came a similar level of radio airplay. And then the same again for the EP's title track.

First and foremost a live band, the band record as a group quickly, capturing the energy & sound of the gigs that make them such a popular fixture on the live circuit. Watch out for them at a gig near you soon, as bookings are coming thick and fast.

RIYL: The Modern Lovers, The Wave Pictures, The Vaselines, The Velvet Underground, The Kinks.

1. The Word of God 2. My Baby Loves Rock & Roll Music 3. Vegetable Garden 4. The Fixer 5. Pure Particles 6. Jonathan's Gone 7. If My Mother Thinks I'm Happy 8. A Love Song 9. Pure Particles Theme

• Format Detail: LP highlighter yellow vinyl
• Format: Vinyl
• Genre: Rock