The Love Me Nots

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Biography

With its modern take on raging fuzz, Spector-esque pop, and hints of new wave, The Love Me Nots burn down the garage on their fourth record, The Demon and The Devotee.

The Demon and The Devotee is available on 180-gram limited-edition orange vinyl with downloads (Project Infinity Records), CD (Bad Reputation - Europe, Atomic A Go Go - US), and digitally on iTunes, CdBaby, Digstation, and Amazon.

Based in Phoenix but produced in Detroit by Jim Diamond (White Stripes, Electric Six, Dirtbombs), The Love Me Nots are made up of singer-organist Nicole Laurenne, guitarist Michael Johnny Walker, bassist Sophie O, and drummer Jay Lien.

Formed in 2006, the DIY band has released four full-length albums and a recent album of remixes, gone into heavy rotation on Sirius Radio, charted in the CMJ Top 100, had tracks placed on television shows and compilations, saw the European re-release of its entire discography, toured Europe three times, and maintained a consistent touring schedule throughout major cities all over the United States.

"Best Rock of 2011" - Portal Rock Press (Brazil)

"Best Garage Song of 2011" - KWSS TMI Rock Local Awards

"Departing from the niche of sixties garage retro, The Love Me Nots, two girls and two boys from Arizona, have progressively evolved into a powerful, melodic, seductive rock outfit."
- Rolling Stone (FR), "The Love Me Nots: Band On The Run," 2011

"The Demon and The Devotee: Enthusiastic as hell; furiously hammering blows of killer riffs and organ loops, perfect for barbecue parties on the beach this summer. Novices should be conquered automatically."
- Rolling Stone (FR) 2011

"Ghosts of Phil Spector, Blondie, and early Bangles appear furtively before melting into the pop vortex orchestrated by Nicole Laurenne and her accomplices. The result? A magnificent accomplishment, in technicolor. FOUR STARS."
- Rock & Folk (France) April, 2011 (single on comp)

"The Demon and the Devotee represents a sizable sonic leap forward for the Love Me Nots, proving their undeniable relevance as a modern band. One of the best bands in the Southwest."
- Flagstaff Live (cover story) 2011

Instrumentation

Nicole Laurenne - Vocals, organ
Michael Johnny Walker - Guitar
Sophie Opich - Vocals, Bass, Guitar
Jay Lien - Drums

Discography

2011 Let's Get Wrecked (Bad Reputation)
2011 The Demon and The Devotee (Atomic A Go Go)
2009 Upsidedown Insideout (Atomic A Go Go)
2008 DETROIT (Atomic A Go Go)
2007 n Black & White (Atomic A Go Go)

Music videos:
2007 'Move In Tight'
2008 'You're Really Something'
2010 'Do What You Do'
2011 'Make Up Your Mind' (live in France)
2011 'Cette Femme La' (live in France)

Links

• Facebook
• MySpace
• Twitter
• Official Website
• Reverb Nation

Audio

• Let's Get Wrecked
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• The Girl Lights Up
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• Demons
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• She's Nothing Like Me
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• You Don't Know A Thing About Me
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• Give Em What They Want
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Video

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Press

• Rolling Stone (FR) "The Love Me Nots: Band on The Run" (Feature story)
  

  "The garage doors are now open." (4 page feature story)

• KWSS - Best Garage Song 2011
  

  "Demons" selected for KWSS TMI Rock Local Best Garage Song Award

• Portal Rock Press (Brazil) - Best Rock of 2011
  

  "Best Rock of 2011: The Demon and The Devotee"

• Classic Rock Magazine (UK): Heavy Rotation [+ Show ]
  

  "The kind of smart, sexy sass that Blondie used to excel in, 'She's Nothing Like Me' is perfect pop ..."The kind of smart, sexy sass that Blondie used to excel in, 'She's Nothing Like Me' is perfect pop rock sung from the point of view of the other woman."

• Rock & Folk (France) 5/11
  

  "The Demon and The Devotee: A magnificent accomplishment, in technicolor. FOUR STARS."

• Phoenix New Times' Top 8 Albums of 2011 [+ Show ]
  

  "The Demon and The Devotee is the band's best record to date. Every track here falls into the band's..."The Demon and The Devotee is the band's best record to date. Every track here falls into the band's '60s garage/spy rock/sexy pop sound, but the recordings are more crisp than ever and the lyrics take on a darker tone on tracks like "The End of the Line" (no doubt influenced by front woman Nicole Laurenne's recent cancer scare). The band's music has always been great to dance and drink to, but with this album, it's evolved into music you can think to, as well."

• Flagstaff Live (Cover story) [+ Show ]
  

  "One of the Southwest's greatest bands. The Demon and the Devotee represents a sizable sonic leap fo..."One of the Southwest's greatest bands. The Demon and the Devotee represents a sizable sonic leap forward for the Love Me Nots, proving their undeniable relevance as a modern band."

• Rolling Stone - Disc of the Month 5/09 [+ Show ]
  

  "With riffs of incendiary fuzz, carnival Farfisa organ, feverish female vocals, garage ambience, one..."With riffs of incendiary fuzz, carnival Farfisa organ, feverish female vocals, garage ambience, one of the more exciting rock acts of the moment comes to us from Phoenix Arizona, with their second album. On vocals and organ, Nicole Laurenne's acid voice - a Grace Slick on amphetamines - floats little sonic bombs that pull you under the electric waves (Walk Around Them, Bulletproof Heart, Secret Pocket, etc). Underneath, Christina Nunez (bass), Michael Johnny Walker (guitar), and Jay Lien (drums) knit together a wall of sound that is equally feverish and powerful. The result - produced by Jim Diamond (White Stripes) like their In Black & White in 2006 - makes you listen the first time through without exhaling and then you are stuck going back to listen again from side one, for there is an equally good second side. Stunningly feverish, Detroit could serve as the soundtrack to a Tarantino film. Disc of the month." - Alain Gouivron, Rolling Stone (France) May 2009

• Billboard 1/09
  

  "The Love Me Nots are tough and grimy as all get-out."

• The Village Voice - Top 10 Albums of 2008 [+ Show ]
  

  "DETROIT will make the hair stand up on the back of your neck. Could just as easily be audition tape..."DETROIT will make the hair stand up on the back of your neck. Could just as easily be audition tapes for Nuggets as hit singles. Takes the hook from 'The Munsters' theme, drops it into a pair of go-go boots and blasts it back through a wall of fuzz and reverb. The band is from Phoenix but Detroit is a far more apt title for their attitude, and with this exciting, danceable, rocking garage platter, they’re earned that association."

• SPIN - Songs You Need to Download Now [+ Show ]
  

  "'Move In Tight': With their leggy, go-go-booted singer smacking her Farfisa and purring/shouting de..."'Move In Tight': With their leggy, go-go-booted singer smacking her Farfisa and purring/shouting demands, this Phoenix outfit turns a geeky garage schtick into white heat."

• The L.A. Weekly, 8/08 [+ Show ]
  

  "The Love Me Nots are one of the few modern garage-rock revivalists whose lust-ridden, keyboard-pump..."The Love Me Nots are one of the few modern garage-rock revivalists whose lust-ridden, keyboard-pumped songs rank with their storied influences. The coed Phoenix combo even titled their groovy new CD, 'DETROIT,' in a nod to their sonic inspirations as well as their ubiquitous Motor City producer, Jim Diamond." -Falling James
  
  
  
  

• The Boston Globe, 1/07 [+ Show ]
  

  "[T]he Phoenix-based Love Me Nots sound as if they've been stashed in a time capsule since the swing..."[T]he Phoenix-based Love Me Nots sound as if they've been stashed in a time capsule since the swinging '60s. The foursome is fronted by Farfisa-slinging singer Nicole; its debut CD, 'In Black & White' features high-profile production by White Stripes engineer Jim Diamond, captur[es] the band's old-school hooks and libidinous energy. Even better, Diamond leaves ample room in the mix for guitarist Michael Johnny Walker's sizzling six-string workouts. From the Animals-esque riffage of "Alley" to the Greenhornes-ish "Break My Heart," the Love Me Nots are intent on shaking a tail feather in 2007, and we're betting you won't be able to stop yourself from doing the same when you hear them."

• Detroit Metro Times, 6/07 [+ Show ]
  

  "The Love Me Nots are two hot chicks, one guitar hero and a skinsman (if you squint, he could be the..."The Love Me Nots are two hot chicks, one guitar hero and a skinsman (if you squint, he could be the bastard son of Jimmy Marinos and Clem Burke) who happen to kick up a din that'd do old Question Mark proud... [T]he Love Me Nots don't sound too far off from the Spiders, that glorious '60s Phoenix band Alice Cooper had before he was Alice Cooper. Just add a wheezy Farfisa, do-me go-go boots, fetching Beau Brummels suits, some Tina envy and a chanteuse who can torch the house down."

• XM Radio Radar Report, Featured Artist Review, 4/07 [+ Show ]
  

  "With their fuzzed out vocals, reverb-soaked organs and frantic beats, The Love Me Nots are a deligh..."With their fuzzed out vocals, reverb-soaked organs and frantic beats, The Love Me Nots are a delightfully trashy throwback to the '60s. This Phoenix-based band brings back Detroit retro-garage rock in a big way. Irresistable."

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