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NYC Power Pop Band JOY BUZZER Releasing 1st LP For Wicked Cool Records ‘Pleased To Meet You’ On Oct 25

NYC Power Pop Band Joy Buzzer Releasing First LP for Wicked Cool Records ‘Pleased To Meet You’ on October 25

As Heard On Little Steven’s Underground Garage

Pre-Order/Pre-Save The LP Here

10 Tracks Of Pure Power Pop for Wow People!”Pure power pop joy in the vein of an artist like Fountains of Wayne. It sounds like the kind of power pop that was made in the 90’s that was inspired by the 60’s. It’s undeniably catchy and poppy, but with a little of that 90’s alternative rock edge to it. Joy Buzzer are crushing it right now.”-  If It’s Too Loud

NYC’s premiere purveyors of Power Pop, Joy Buzzer, will release ‘Pleased To Meet You,’ their first LP for Wicked Cool Records, on October 25.

Pre-save (digital)/Pre-order (vinyl) here: https://orcd.co/pleasedtomeetyou

Upcoming Record Release Show:

  • Wednesday Nov 20th at CARROLL PLACE, Greenwich Village!

The band’s Wicked Cool debut album boasts 5 tracks mixed by two-time Grammy winner Carl Glanville. It marks the return of Becker with Kevin Lydon, the singer from their previous garage rock project, The Lord Calverts, who also have a few songs playing on the Underground Garage. Additionally, the album features Askold Buk, guitarist for The Lord Calverts and longtime production partner of Jed.

With a winning combination of catchy hooks and jet fuel, JOY BUZZER has quickly moved up the ranks as one of New York’s premier power pop acts. Inspired by bands such as Fountains of Wayne, XTC, Squeeze, Todd Rundgren and Badfinger, JOY BUZZER delivers an abundance of big-time melodies and blissful choruses.

The band’s Wicked Cool debut album, Pleased to Meet You, boasts 10 great tracks, five mixed by two-time Grammy winner Carl Glanville. Recorded at Little Steven’s Renegade Studio and other studios around New York City, this debut album is a bold. declarative statement of the band’s intention to deliver super high-energy songs, with witty lyrics and huge hooks.

Formed in 2021 by members of The Lord Calverts and the Doppel Gang, the band is led by songwriter/guitarist Jed Becker (also known for his work as composer and music director for the Nick Jr. series’ “Dora the Explorer” and “Go, Diego, Go!” among many others) with Kevin Lydon on lead vocals, KG Noble on guitar, Nick DeMatteo on bass and Mark Brotter on drums.

JOY BUZZER recently performed with labelmates The Chesterfield Kings, Bobby Mahoney and others at the Sea.Hear.Now Festival after-party ‘Asbury A Go-Go’ in Asbury Park, NJ. In early-September, the band’s previous single “You Don’t Even Know My Name” was selected as the “Coolest Song In The World” by Little Steven’s Underground Garage.

‘Pleased To Meet You’ Track Listing:

  1. Judy Judy Judy
  2. You’d Be Surprised
  3. Jeanette
  4. The Secret Word
  5. Mamaroneck
  6. You Don’t Even Know My Name
  7. Vicki Loves A Garden
  8. Try Not to Be an Asshole (for a Little While)9 Peggy’s House10 All These Yesterdays

All songs by Jed Becker
Produced by Askold Buk and Jed Becker
Engineered by the Josh Salant, Geoff Sanoff, Sam Palumbo, Askold Buk and Jed Becker

Recorded at Salant Sound, Renegade Studios, Smash Studios, Poto Kabango Studio and ITC Studio
Mixed by Carl Glanville (tracks 1-3,7,10) and Eber Pineiro (tracks 4-6,8,9)

Front Cover photo by Doug Field
Back cover photo by Linda Rizzo @girl_of_gotham
Graphic design by Areta Buk

Additional vocals – Nick DeMatteo
Additional instrumentation – Askold Buk
Bass on “Judy Judy Judy” – Christopher Peifer

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