DAMAGED BUG (JOHN DWYER) - BUG ON YONKERS VINYL (SUPER LTD. ED. 'LOVE RECORD STORES' HALF BLUE/HALF MAGENTA)
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SUPER LIMITED EDITION 'LOVE RECORD STORES' ALBUMS OF THE YEAR HALF BLUE / HALF MAGENTA COLOURED VINYL
Release Date: 5th December 2020
Super limited edition pressing of only 400!
"Brand new album of covers. Was originally exclusively for RSD. A collection of Michael Yonkers tunes covered by Damaged Bug (the synthesiser heavy side project of Oh Sees' John Dwyer)."
"“I first heard Michael Yonkers via the Microminature Love reissue (Sub Pop) and was immediately hooked. I started collecting any piece of his legend that I could…some true, some likely not. He had hand-built all of his gear. He had broken his back. He was part of experimental surgery that left him in lifelong pain. He was a dancer. He was still kicking around making some of the oddest and most contrary-to-contemporary-popular-norms type of music. (A man after my own heart) And then I heard Goodby Sunball, recorded and released in 1974, the year I was born. I had and have a very deep connection with this set of songs. I wasn’t sure why, but when I finally met Michael, I understood. He was kind and seemingly a pretty regular guy. But he was also a weirdo. A rare bird, waving the true freak music flag, and it didn’t matter what kind of music he made, I loved it all. So, this record was recorded as a way to reboot and reconnect with some songs that have heavily inspired me over the years. It was hard to pick from his vast catalog, so I just sort of jumped in, with Tom Dolas, Nick Murray, and Brigid Dawson as my band (along with a bevy of others along the way) and these are the tunes that stuck to the wall. I will forever be grateful to Mr Yonkers for bringing me a little joy with his music and inspiring weirdos everywhere.”—John Dwyer."