NYC Power Pop Band
Joy Buzzer
Releases First LP for
Wicked Cool Records
‘Pleased To Meet You’
(As Heard On Little Steven’s Underground Garage)
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.
Photo: Nancy Adler
‘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 House
10 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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