The Love Kills Theory
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The Love Kills Theory in 2009
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| Background information | |
| Origin | New York City |
| Genres | alternative rock, indie, psychedelic rock, post-punk |
| Labels | Xemu Records |
| Associated acts | The Neanderthal Spongecake |
| Website | http://www.thelovekillstheory.com/ |
| Members | Cevin Soling, Bill Brandau, Jim Minics, Darren Pilato, Jaron Stewart |
The Love Kills Theory is an alternative rock band based in New York City. They were formed in 2006 by Cevin Soling, and in January 2007 they released their debut album Happy Suicide, Jim!, a thirteen track CD with philosophical and anti-consumerist themes. The band's original lineup consists of Bill Brandau on keyboard, Cevin Soling on vocals and guitar, Jim Minics on guitar, Darren Pilato on bass, and Jaron Stewart on drums.
The band was originally formed by Cevin Soling. Soling runs the record company Xemu Records and also Spectacle Films. Soling had grown up listening to The Beatles.
After his last band The Neanderthal Spongecake broke up in 2001, Soling had accrued a number of songs he had written, and in 2006 he began contacting musicians he had played with or was friendly with to form a band. Bill Brandau, who had played with Soling in The Neanderthal Spongecake and had previously been in The Vinnie Barbarino Experience, took on keyboard duties. Darren Pilato was asked to play bass, and Jaron Stewart of the band Merkaba was included after also working on Soling's previous album release, When Pigs Fly. Jim Minics joined as guitarist; his 2003 band Minix had been a semi-finalist in the Independent Music World Series.
They are based in New York City.
The band name was largely inspired by author Neil Postman's summation of A Brave New World, where instead of being subjugated and destroyed by things we hate, humanity is oppressed by the things they love.
On January 9, 2007 the band nationally released their debut CD Happy Suicide, Jim! It was published on Soling's Xemu Records, mixed by Martin Trum, engineered by Jim Sommers, and produced by Soling. All 13 songs were recorded at The Loft, Cheektowaga, and Penny Lane in New York City.
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