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...
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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 making its debut on the CMJ charts on 135 stations as the 19th 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.
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