Indie Rock / Alternative Rock
Tocca Falls, Georgia, USA
Luxury is an indie rock band from Toccoa, Georgia. They began playing together as The Shroud at Toccoa Falls College in the early 1990s, and changed their name to Luxury just before signing with Tooth & Nail Records and releasing their debut album, Amazing and Thank You, which was one of the few non-hardcore releases on the label at the time.
Luxury toured extensively in the months following Amazing and Thank You's release. In late 1995, a bad highway collision between touring engagements resulted in most of the band's members being hospitalized. Consequently, Luxury took a year-long hiatus before going back on tour to support their second album, The Latest & The Greatest, though with fewer dates than initially anticipated. After growing more and more unhappy with the continually waning resources and promotion provided them by Tooth & Nail, they opted (in 1997) not to renew their contract with the label, and instead released their third album, Luxury (1999), on Bulletproof Records, a smaller and more artist-friendly label. Soon after, Luxury broke up, and the band members went their separate ways.
Jamie Bozeman started a new band called Canary, which soon became They Sang as They Slew, while Lee Bozeman recorded solo projects under the moniker All Things Bright and Beautiful. Lee Bozemon has also released music under his name and Orient is His Name, while Jamie Bozeman has released several projects as Champion Leader. In 2018, Jamie Bozemon also began releasing solo albums under the name Golf Slang.
In 2005 Luxury reconvened in Toccoa to make a new record after a six-year hiatus. The result was their fourth effort as Luxury, called Health And Sport, which was released on Northern Records. The new recording featured all the original members of the band: Lee and Jamie Bozeman, Glenn Black, Chris Foley, and Matt Hinton (described by Jamie in a 1999 interview as the band's “fifth leg”).
In May 2008, Luxury became involved in a dispute with a Boston-based band using the name Luxury, resulting in confusion relating to the latter's album sales on Amazon.com. Subsequently, the latter took on the name The Luxury.
In February 2013, the members of Luxury reunited to begin the process of song writing for a new album. In 2015, they released their fifth full-length album Trophies to early supporters. The album has been described by music reviewers as the band's best work. Trophies was officially released to the public in 2019. Luxury is currently releasing its records as an independent act.
In March 2019, Eleventyseven lead singer Matt Langston interviewed drummer Glenn Black on the Eleventylife podcast and discussed the music industry, as well as the film documentary about the band entitled Parallel Love: The Story of a Band Called Luxury.
Three of the five members of the band (Foley, Bozeman, and Bozeman) are Orthodox priests, serving in the Orthodox Church in America.
1992 | The Shroud | Tinsel | |
1993 | Shroud | Candy, Darling? | Rage Records |
1993 | Luxury | It Might as Well Be Skin (The Pink Tape) | |
1994 | Sunbrain / Luxury | A Split Seven Inch Record | Ghostmeat Records |
1994 | Luxury | Luxury | |
1994 | Luxury | Amazing and Thank You | Tooth & Nail Records |
1996 | Luxury | The Latest and the Greatest | Tooth & Nail Records |
1996 | Luxury | Nude at Last | |
1998 | Luxury | Anniversary (single) | |
1999 | Luxury | Luxury | Bulletproof Music |
2005 | Luxury | Health and Sport | Northern Records |
2010 | Luxury | 27SEPTEMBER1996 | |
2014 | Luxury | Un-Savage / Our Hearts are Broken | |
2015 | Luxury | Rare Tease | |
2019 | -Luxury | Trophies | Awakening Productions |
1992 Independent
1993 Rage Records
Lee Bozeman
Glenn Black
Jamey Bozeman
Chris Foley
1993 Independent
“Originally recorded by Andy Lemaster in the early 1990's, and became a precursor to our first album with Tooth & Nail Records. Recorded on an 8-track Portastudio cassette recorder.”
1994 Ghostmeat Records (GM-01)
1994 Independent
Lee Bozeman – Vocals, guitar
Jamey Bozeman – Guitar, background vocals
Matt Hinton – Guitar
Chris Foley – Bass
Glenn Black – Drums
1995 Tooth & Nail Records (TND 1016)
Lee Bozeman - Lead vocals
Jamey Bozeman - Guitar
Chris Foley - Bass Guitar
Glenn Black - Drums
Produced by Steve Hindalong
1996 Tooth & Nail Records (TND 1066)
David Edward Lee Bozeman- Lead vocals, guitar
Jamey Bozeman - Lead guitar
Christopher John Foley - Bass Guitar
Glen James Black - Drums
Matthew Hambone Hinton - Additional electric guitar
David Kenand Barbe - Guitar, piano, backing vocals
Andrew Sparky Lemaster - Mandolin, backing vocals
1996 Independent
This tape serves as a compilation of songs from previous independent releases.
1998 Independent
Lee Bozeman
Jamey Bozeman
Glenn Black
Chris Foley
“Anniversary” was recorded during the session for the album The Latest & The Greatest in 1997 but never released.
1999 Bulletproof Music (BPD3038)
Lee Bozeman
Jamey Bozeman
Chris Foley
Glenn Black
2005 Northern Records (NRCD0024)
Lee Bozeman - Vocals, guitar, piano
Jamie Bozeman - Guitar
Matt Hinton - Guitar
Chris Foley - Bass
Glen Black - Drums
2010 Independent
Lee Bozeman
James Bozeman
Glenn Black
Fr. Christopher Foley
Live recording from Detroit, MI 27 September, 1996.
2014 Independent
Bonus songs from the Trophies session.
2015 Independent
2019 Awakening Productions
Lee Bozeman - Vocals, guitar
Jamie Bozeman - Guitar
Matt Hinton - Guitar
Chris Foley - Bass
Glen Black - Drums
Cut & Past Sample (1994 Cut & Past Collective)
01) Goody Two Shoes (2:59)
This is a cover of Adam & the Ants “Goody Two Shoes” and was part of the Cut & Paste sampler including Menomena, lackthereof, and Viva Voce as well as others.