- Love Me Butch
Infobox musical artist
Name = Love Me Butch
Img_capt = Lead Vocalist Syarul Reza (second from right), drummer Winder Singh (left) and bassist Kevin Kong (second from left), Wing Meng (right) .
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Origin = Shah Alam,Selangor ,Malaysia
Genre =Post hardcore Alternative rock Indie
Years_active = 2000–"present"
Label =One Armed Production
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URL = [http://www.lovemebutch.com/ Official Website]
Current_members = Syarul Reza
Wing Meng
Kevin Kong
Sukhwinder SinghLove Me Butch is a Malaysian
post hardcore band.History
Achievements
No. 1 Levis Top 25 Pick @ Music One (Philippines)Best Independent Band 2005 - ROTTW Magazine Poll 2005Best Hardcore/Punk 2005 - ROTTW Magazine Poll 2005Best Live Performance 2005 - ROTTW Magazine Poll 2005Most Exciting Band of 2005 - ROTTW Magazine Poll 2005No. 1 on Audioleaf.com (Japan) Charts for 7 weeksTop 30 MTV Thailand International Charts for 4 weeksNo. 3 on Urban Top 20 List, year 2002 – Tone MagazineBest New English Artiste of 2002 - AIM Awards
Nominations
Nominated for Best Rock 2006- Malaysia English Top 10 Awards by Hitz.FMNominated for Best Video 2006- Malaysia English Top 10 Awards by Hitz.FM Nominated for Best Music Video 2006 - AIM AwardsNominated for Best Artist - ROTTW Magazine Poll 2005Nominated for Best Band - ROTTW Magazine Poll 2005Nominated for Best Album - ROTTW Magazine Poll 2005Nominated for Best Video - ROTTW Magazine Poll 2005Nominated for Best Album Cover - ROTTW Magazine Poll 2005Nominated for Best Alternative - ROTTW Magazine Poll 2005Nominated for Best Song - ROTTW Magazine Poll 2005Nominated for Best Engineered Album of 2002 - AIM AwardsNominated for Best Produced English Album of 2002 - AIM Awards
Tours/Festivals
Malaysia
Rock The World 2,3,4,5,7ESPN X-GamesThe Quiksilver Revolution TourLucky Strike F1 TourSejenak Di Semenanjung Tour 05Blast Off FinalsHomegrown Finale ConcertDistortion 2003Simple Plan TourFC Five (Japan) TourInvasia Tour 2007 (Manila, Bangkok, KL, Singapore)
Singapore
Baybeats 2004Baybeats 2005Baybeats 2006This Is The New Pop Album LaunchAsian Youth & Music FestivalInvasia Tour 2007 (Manila, Bangkok, KL, Singapore)
Thailand
Bangkok Tour 2005The Grand Pattaya International Music Festival 2006 (MTV Stage)Love Me Butch UnpluggedRivermaya (Philippines) TourYos Fest 1Yos Fest 3Invasia Tour 2007 (Manila, Bangkok, KL, Singapore)
Philippines
Love Me Butch Philippines Promo Tour 2006MTV Staying Alive Music Summit for HIV/AIDSPulp Summerslam 7Invasia Tour 2007 (Manila, Bangkok, KL, Singapore)
Distribution Channels
The second album, “This Is The New Pop” was released in:Malaysia – by One Armed / Eastern RecordsSingapore – by Voideck MusicThailand – by IndyPop RecordsJapan – CR JapanPhilippines – MCA/Universal Music
Reviews
ROTTW Magazine-Album Terbaik Tempatan-3.5/5"This Is The New Pop seolah-olah sebuah album benchmark baru arena muzik rock Inggeris tempatan. Perlu diakui, memang muzik mereka berevolusi, yang dimaksudkan adalah dari aspek permainan dan garapan penulisan lagu-lagu baru ini secara keseluruhannya."
The Star -Recommended"This is the New Pop marks an evolution of sound for the band. The new LMB is all about brazenly big choruses. The aggressive streak is largely intact but refined with a melodic edge that could well cut the band a large slice of radio pie."
KLUE Magazine- Pick Of The Month(June)"This Is The New Pop reveals a band that perhaps on a certain level would like to challenge the expectations of their audience and show that they're capable of rewriting the rule book."
THINK Magazine Online- 9/10Its hard to believe that This is the New Pop is only Love Me Butchs second album. Loaded with international potential, this sparkling Malaysian production will have listeners in breathless awe and eager anticipation. And thats just the cover art.
Smashing Mag (Japanese online magazine)In short, Love Me Butch's focused procession of channeled aggression and steely resolve holds you firmly in their grasp that surely only intensifies in its live format. Reza's ability to scream and howl with the finest in addition to lightly glide in the various time-changing moments, allows breathing room for Meng's guitar to cut effectively as Kong's bass and Singh's drums anchor it all without restraint as can be felt particularly between the seamless link of "Dream Of My Own" and "Fortress Of A Million." The final turn and lap into the reflective, self-disclosing jangling quiet closer of "Living In Disguise" gives further proof that Love Me Butch are keen to reveal themselves, determined to boldly travel the world.
AgingYouth.comLove Me Butch have technical ability, and they release their chops with full force on this release as tight as any other emo band from the depressed states of America (Ed.: They're Malaysian, by the way.), with the requisite hooks and riffs to prove their worth.
External links
* [http://www.lovemebutch.com Love Me Butch's Official Website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/lovemebutch Love Me Butch on Myspace]Discography
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