Loveless (band)

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Name = Loveless


Img_capt = Loveless in a 2001 promotional photo
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Origin = Boston, Massachusetts
Genre = indie rock, alternative rock
Years_active = 2001-2004
Label = Q Division
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URL = http://www.lvls.com
Current_members = Pete Armata
Tom Polce
Jen Trynin
Dave Wanamaker
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Loveless is a Boston-based indie rock band. Releasing records on Q Division, the band is comprised of Dave Wanamaker and Pete Armata, both of the 1990s rock band Expanding Man, Jen Trynin, and Tom Polce from Letters to Cleo.

Formation

The band formed as a project by Wanamaker and Armata in 1999. They both recruited Polce to play drums, and Wanamaker successfully included Trynin in a guitar-playing/ back-up vocalist role. In 2000, the band, named after the My Bloody Valentine album "Loveless", threw together a 5-song EP, featuring four tracks that would appear on their future full-length album, and one other track, "Natural." During this time, the band began to tour around the Northeast area, playing a few shows every month, especially in New York City and Boston, where the members resided.

"Gift to the World"

The band had to take a break in the midst of preparing the new album because of Trynin's pregnancy, extending the wait between EP and album to 3 years. Polce has stated that they had initially planned to release the album a year after the EP, but when Trynin announced she was pregnant, they collectively decided to wait to release the album until she would be able to tour with them.

The band finally released the full-length album, "Gift to the World", on November 11, 2003. The album received critical acclaim from many publications, including The Boston Globe, Rolling Stone, and Spin Magazine. The lead single, "Go," received considerable airplay on Boston and New York radio, and was included in an online campaign for the Abercrombie & Fitch clothing company. However, following the release, the band didn't tour or promote the album as many expected them to. The record release show wasn't held until January 18, 2004, two months after the album release. From then on, the band played a lot of one-off opening shows, never really hitting a touring stride or playing another headlining show.

During a show opening for Kay Hanley in August 2004, at The Paradise Rock Club in Boston, Massachusetts, Wanamaker announced it as being the last Loveless show ever, stating that, "I think the band is done." Since that show, the band has gone on an indefinite hiatus.

However, in late June 2007, Dave Wanamaker posted a message on Loveless' MySpace page that said he would be playing some solo acoustic shows during that summer in the NYC area; it is unclear if these shows ever took place, as no follow-up post announcing the dates ever came.

Post-Loveless

* Dave Wanamaker is still involved in the music scenes of Boston and New York City, but his whereabouts and projects are more spotty and undocumented than the other members.

* Jen Trynin released a book, "Everything I'm Cracked Up to Be", documenting her years as a solo artist struggling in Boston's indie scene, to signing with Warner Bros. Records. Loveless is not referenced in the book, as the timeline culminates before her time in the band.

* Tom Polce has continued producing, engineering, and mixing albums; in 2007 he relocated to Los Angeles and works for CBS Records

* Pete Armata lives in New York.

Discography

* "The Loveless EP" (CD) - Q Division - 2000
* "Gift to the World" (CD) - Q Division - 2003

External links

* [http://www.lvls.com Official site]
* [http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2003/12/07/with_a_firm_grasp_on_lifes_realities_this_band_dares_not_to_dream/ Boston Globe] : With a firm grasp on life's realities, this band dares not to dream.