Spencer Rose left litterbug in September to focus on other projects. We enjoyed playing with spencer these past few years and wish him well in all he does. Litterbug has two new members. Stewart Lampe and Mouki K. Butt joined the band in October. Stewart plays ukulele, guitar, bass, keyboards, and drums and sings and writes, while Mouki plays drums, guitar, bass, banjo, and keyboards, and also sings and writes. The band is working on new material for a follow-up to Zero Hour. Zero Hour received some very favourable airplay across a variety of college stations in North America as well as Australia and Europe.

We still have some of our limited edition t-shirts. They are hand silk-screened and feature a design that ties into the Zero Hour album. Cost is a very reasonable $15. If you would like to see the shirt or order one, please click here.

Two new members have joined litterbug, as the band plays shows to promote its new release Zero Hour. David Newberry, who also has his own band David Newberry and the Charismatic Megafauna and plays with his sister Sioux Newberry, plays bass, guitar, and drums in the band. Max Boyle, who plays with the Clementines and Sneetch, adds violin, drums, and guitar. Meanwhile, Zero Hour continues to receive airplay at many college stations across North America and the response to the album has been largely positive.

As well, litterbug has just made new t-shirts. This limited edition shirt is hand silk-screened and features a design that ties into the Zero Hour album. Cost is a very reasonable $15. If you would like to see the shirt or order one, please click here.

Labels: David Newberry, Max Boyle, t-shirts

Zero Hour is litterbug’s third full-length release and the first since 2004’s kaiser and hollis releases. A dark album full of songs about life, death and birds, Zero Hour further refines litterbug’s sound. Marc and Janie are joined by the additions of Spencer Rose who brings to the band accomplished drumming, and bass and guitar playing, and Amelia Mori who adds singing, songwriting and the swirling sound of her classically trained violin playing. Featured guests include Larissa Loyva (Kellarissa, former p:ano, Choir Practice) providing punchy trumpets and beautiful harmonies, Brady Cranfield (Womankind, former Book of Lists) plucking piano strings, and Josh Rose (Robe and Allied) on guitar. Recorded in a Baptist Church in the Summer/Fall of 2008, Zero Hour has a full rich sound that highlights the band’s finest album to date.

Labels: CD Release, Litterbug, Zero Hour

litterbug will be releasing its new album "zero hour" in early 2009. the album was recorded in the summer of 2008 at fairview baptist church in vancouver with the lineup of marc simao, janie cranfield, spencer rose and amelia mori. guests include larissa loyva (kellarissa, ex- p:ano, choir practice), josh rose (sick buildings, the holy sea, robe and allied) and brady cranfield (womankind, cowbell, ex-book of lists). with amelia off to australia, the band is looking to add some members for upcoming shows in early 2009. following that, litterbug will record more tracks for a follow-up album to zero hour, which should result in a world tour that will make the likes of guns 'n' roses blush. prospective tour stops include decatur, georgia, where marc still has a coupon for a free game of mini-golf; spencer, iowa, for obvious reasons; and literburg, denmark, a town that has free pastries after midnight.