Starvin Hungry
Photo: Susan Moss
Starvin Hungry was originally formed in 1996 by John Milchem and his twin brother Glen (drummer for Blue Rodeo) as a two piece band. With the departure of brother Glen, Starvin Hungry eventually morphed into a four piece band that toured extensively across Canada and played alongside acts like The Sadies, Deadly Snakes, The Black Keys, Andre Williams and Bob Mould just to name a few. After numerous line up changes that featured members of D.O.A., SNFU, Tricky Woo and Soft Canyon they finally released their debut album "Damnesty" produced by Bionic's frontman Jonathan Cummins and engineered by the Besnard Lakes' Jace Lasek in 2003. After four years of constant touring and packing their live shows with sweaty girls dancing their asses off, John finally got around to finishing their second album "Cold Burns" in early 2007.
"Cold Burns"
Punk Rock is too small a phrase to contain Starvin Hungry's second album. The band have consumed influences from every era of rock 'n' roll and cooked up something that recalls the highly individualized think punk of early pioneers like the Voidoids, Wire, and The Wipers, as well as the ferocious sexual splatter of the Stooges and Pussy Galore. "Cold Burns" brings something new to the table through the use of alternately tuned guitars and unusual chord changes served on a warm plate of classick hooks. Recorded by the infinitely versatile Jace Lasek of Besnard Lakes fame, "Cold Burns" is the sound of rock n' roll moving backward and forward, like a good fuck should.
now available
track listing
- Ghost Witness
- Chicken Fly
- Left Hand Endeavor
- Some Kind Solution
- More
- The Triumph Of Non
- Yr Punk Rock
- Pink/Black
- Well Below The Bottom
- The Hammer
- P.B.
- John Milchem
- vocals, guitar
- Scott Mucklow
- guitar, backing vocals
- Dave Lavoie
- bass, backing vocals
- Spencer Warren
- drums
Additional backing vocals by Jace Lasek
- All songs by John Milchem
- Recorded by Jace Lasek at Breakglass Studios, Montreal, 2006–07
- Mixed by Don Murnaghan and Jace Lasek
- Mastered by Peter J. Moore at The E Room, Toronto
- Artwork by Billy Mavreas
- Design and layout by Pat Hamou
- Published by Semprini Music
