Plunt

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Velvet Underground grooves crash into 80s euro pop and alt country guitars! It is noisy and sweet with girl group vocals plus the return of Kevin Komoda (Rational Youth, Pest 5000). ' - Ralph Alfonso, Bongobeat. Com Peeps G - Drums, Vocals, Casio Kevin Komoda (aka Uncle Kevvy) - Guitar, Vocals, Moog Genevieve Legogo - Bass Guitar Ryan Eugene Newman - Bass Guitar Brian Arsenault (aka Little Eddie) - Guitars The story of Plunt: Formed in 2006 and based in Montreal, Plunt started as a guitar & drums duo as an excuse to drink beer and spend money they didn't have. 'Sorry to say, but our greatest ambition was playing a local bar like The Green Room,' says drummer & vocalist Peeps G, 'We were having fun writing songs, learning how to play before we could think about doing a show. Even our first show was nerve wracking. Kevin was the only person in our group who had ever played in front of people. ' Over the next 30 months, Plunt juggled their busy work schedules, expanded into a four piece and recorded whenever the studio had an open day: 'We played a few shows over two years, and at one of them, Brian checked us out and I asked if he wanted to play guitar, knowing that he is a bassist. He said 'yes,' remembers Kevin, 'I thought it was great that we had four people who were not playing their original instruments. It brought a different attitude to the songs. ' And now finally, after 2 years, Plunt is proud to present their debut release via the ultra-cool and newly relocated in Montreal, Bongo Beat Records. Simple, short and savvy, Plunt's debut CD contains 16 songs that clock in at just over 32 minutes. While it fuses a whole range of influences including late 70s NYC punk and 90s indie-rock, the band also lyrically explores neighborhood living, having sex, living with cats & dogs, having more sex, real estate agents, and food, which are all without a doubt, classic songwriting subjects. Special guests include Franco Proietti (Franco Proietti Morph-tet & x-Kobayashi), Josh Geary (x-Kobayashi), Ian Jack (Loft Party), Jon Asencio (Doughboys, Pest 5000, Goa), Phil Batthika, Robbie Morselli, Stéphane Bourbonnais and Peep's cat, which was trained to play the kazoo. About the members: Peeps G - Drums & Vocals. Peeps does not want us to use her real name in fear that her mom will find out she plays in a band. She is also an avid fan of Marky Ramone, The Breeders and You Tube drum tutorials. Most of the songs on the CD are about her cat. Uncle Kevvy - Guitars & keyboards. His mom already knows he's in a band and wishes that someday, he will get a real job. Played keyboards in Rational Youth, Pest 5000 and countless other bands, but is now content working as a freelance recording engineer and music industry hack. Brian Arsenault - Guitars. Better known as the bass player for Strawberry and Squarewaves, 'Little Eddie' joined Plunt during the recording of their debut. Besides being a handyman who can construct his own effect pedals, Brian is adored because he can actually translate and play the musical chaos that revolves in Peep's head. Genevieve Legogo - Former Bassist and Plunt's only casualty. After an Ontario tour in the summer of 2008, she decided the touring life was not for her. And who can blame her?