The Red Locusts is an American supergroup consisting of

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, Matt Bissonette,

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and two others. The band released an eponymous album, ''The Red Locusts'', in March 2021.The album is a tribute to The Beatles and power pop bands of the 1980s and 1990s.

Band members

There has been secrecy around the identity of the band members, with the album cover using pseudonyms, similar to the

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: * Paul Ramone (guitar, vocals), identified as

. The name Paul Ramone is a nod to Paul Ramon, an early pseudonym of

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. * Scotty Skuffleton (bass, vocals), identified as Matt Bissonette * Skippy Skuffleton (drums, vocals), identified as

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, Matt's brother * Duncan Sweets (keyboards, vocals) * Beau Weevil (guitar, vocals)

Album

''The Red Locusts'' is full of melodies, key changes and chiming guitars reminiscent of The Beatles. Springfield said "we wanted to do an album that was influenced but would send us to Beatle jail basically". The song "Miss Daisy Hawkins" is based on the original working title of "

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". It includes many allusions to Beatles songs, and notes how Hawkins was "lost to a whim way back in '66".

Track listing

# "Under the Rainbow" # "Another Bad Day for Cupid" # "Sons and Daughters" # "Miss Daisy Hawkins" # "Honestly" # "Glow Worm" # "Insert Your Name Here" # "Vanity Skies" # "Deep Blue Sea" # "Love Is Going To Save The Day"

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Red Locusts, The American supergroups American pop music groups American musical quintets Musical groups established in 2020 Pop music supergroups