The Red Locusts is an American
supergroup Supergroup or super group may refer to:
* Supergroup (music), a music group formed by artists who are already notable or respected in their fields
* Supergroup (physics), a generalization of groups, used in the study of supersymmetry
* Supergroup ...
consisting of
Rick Springfield,
Matt Bissonette,
Greg Bissonette
Gregg Bissonette (born June 9, 1959) is an American jazz and rock drummer and vocalist. He is the brother of bassist Matt Bissonette, with whom he frequently collaborates. He has played on albums by dozens of recording artists, including Davi ...
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
Traveling Wilburys:
* Paul Ramone (guitar, vocals), identified as
Rick Springfield. The name Paul Ramone is a nod to Paul Ramon, an early pseudonym of
Paul McCartney
Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained worldwide fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John Lennon. One ...
.
* Scotty Skuffleton (bass, vocals), identified as
Matt Bissonette
* Skippy Skuffleton (drums, vocals), identified as
Gregg Bissonette, 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 "
Eleanor Rigby
"Eleanor Rigby" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1966 album ''Revolver''. It was also issued on a double A-side single, paired with " Yellow Submarine". The song was written primarily by Paul McCartney and credited to L ...
". 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
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American supergroups
American pop music groups
Musical quintets
Musical groups established in 2020
Pop music supergroups