Craving Lucy

Craving Lucy’s current sound and edgy melodies easily attract rock fans as diverse as the genre’s audiences. The band’s original material straddles the nearly impossible: fresh and familiar.

Comprised of passionate vocal performances by Steve Archambault and the talents of guitarist and co-founding member Mark Fitzpatrick, along with bassist Craig Spear and drummer Michael Ostuni, the music of Craving Lucy’s universal themes have broad appeal.

Archambault and Fitzpatrick came together in another musical venture and began writing together, developing a cohesive chemistry to compose what would eventually become the sound of Craving Lucy.

Soon, the duo assembled their own band, labeled it Bionic and released a successful four-song EP with Collective Soul producer, Anthony J. Resta. The EP soon found its way onto the airwaves of mainstream Providence, RI commercial rock station WHJY. The act solidified in 2004 after recruiting drummer Ostuni and bassist Spear. With the new members’ musical influences and sensibilities, the combination was explosive.

Within months, the band was playing sold-out venues opening for several high-profile acts and attracting management interest. By September, Craving Lucy inked its deal with Riker Hill Entertainment and headed to the studio with Toby Wright to record at Longview Farm Studios in North Brookfield, MA, the celebrated recording studio that such acts as The Rolling Stones, J. Geils, Aerosmith, Deep Purple, Cat Stevens, and so many more, recorded their multi-gold and multi-platinum records. Over 250, truth be told.

On the topic of the band’s writing style, “It doesn’t have to be heavy,” says Archambault, “but we wanted stuff that had some punch.” As for Craving Lucy’s sound, the band refers to it as “graceful, yet fierce.”