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The Julies

Alternative Rock
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

“The Julies started in the summer of 1992 as three imaginary boys who wanted to build a bridge between The Cure and Ride. Or at least rip them off in trying. They became four boys–and decidedly less imaginary–in the fall when Greg joined them. He was good at drumming and the others were not. He needed some convincing about The Cure and all those guitar effects, but he came around. Sort of. Patrick auditioned for the band by playing “Where Is My Mind?” by the Pixies, and instantly The Julies were five.

The next four years would find The Julies playing shows and breaking hearts, including their own. But before riding off on separate horses into the sunset, they released a limited 6-song EP called January in 1994 which was followed by a not so limited 6-song EP called Lovelife on Flying Tart Records in 1996. Thousands and thousands of the latter were sold as the band disintegrated. Sigh.

The members are survived by post-Julies music projects and a beaming love for each other and the time they spent together. On certain moonless nights, that love can still be glimpsed hovering above Philadelphia.”

Most of the band re-formed briefly as Riveria. They played several shows, but never released any music before they broke up.

In 2023, Chris Newkirk, Alex Yost, and Patrick Zbyszewski released a new single called “Symmetry” with hints of more songs to come. They were joined by Kyle Pulley on bass, Ian McGlynn on keyboards, and Keeton Yost programming the drums.

Discography

1994 January
1994 Discovering The Julies
1996 Lovelife Flying Tart Records
2020 Lovelife (vinyl re-issue) Lost In Ohio
2020 January (re-issue)
2023 The Lost Mixes Lost in Ohio

January

1994 Independent
2020 Lost in Ohio (LOH-02)

Chris Newkirk – Vocals
Alex Yost – Guitar, backing vocals
Patrick Zbyszewski – Guitar
John Bada – Bass, backing vocals
Greg Hohman – Drums, percussion

  1. Wish
  2. Between Dreams
  3. The Impossible
  4. January
  5. Crash
  6. Halo

Discovering The Julies

1994 Independent

  1. Kelly Counts the Stars
  2. Love Scene 17
  3. Crash
  4. Halo
  5. Sick of Me
  6. Wake Up, Christine (live)

Notes about each song from an old fan-site for The Julies:

“Kelly Counts the Stars” started as something Greg and Pat used to strum in their space age bachelor pad to impress the neighbors. We recorded it at John's on our 8-track in October. An improved digitally mastered version will appear on the Sam compilation.

“Love Scene 17” was recorded at Cedar Creek with Bill Campbell. This is the initial mix. This song appears on our Lovelife ep.

“Crash” and “Halo” appear courtesy of our January ep/demo. we pretty much have sold out… so we encourage you to dub it from a friend or send us a blank tape and $1 and we'll put in the man hours and do the work for you.

“Sick of Me” is probably the first song the five of us ever wrote together. Come! Share our embarrassment. This was our sad, misguided (yet brave) attempt at self-recording a demo in the late fall of '92. Please laugh with us, not at us.

This live version of “Wake Up, Christine” was recorded at CBGB's (NYC) in August '94. I think it was only the second time we played it in our set. If you listen closely, you can hear the crowd… nope, it's just crickets. this was also recorded for the Lovelife ep - a guaranteed hit at your next sleep over!


Lovelife

1996 Flying Tart Records (51416 5243-2)
2020 Lost in Ohio (LOH-01) (vinyl re-issue)

Chris Newkirk – Vocals
Alex Yost – Guitar, backing vocals
Patrick Zbyszewski – Guitar
John Bada – Bass, backing vocals
Greg Hohman – Drums, percussion

Produced by The Julies and William Campbell

  1. Drive Me Mad (3:31)
  2. Wake Up, Christine (2:22)
  3. Boy Wonder (4:18)
  4. Blue (4:59)
  5. Love Scene Seventeen (3:50)
  6. Friday and Faithless (4:29)

The Lost Mixes

2023 Lost in Ohio

  1. Boy Wonder (4:11
  2. Blue (4:56
  3. Friday and Faithless (4:38

The Julies recorded Lovelife in a ferocious weekend at Bill Campbell's home studio in 1995. After submitting the final mixes to Flying Tart, the label insisted on having them remixed. The recordings were sent to Dave Barbe, an up and coming engineer, most well-known at the time as the bassist for alternative rock band Sugar, which the band members happened to be big fans of.

The mixes Barbe provided were edgy and lean, often eschewing backing vocals and emphasizing the intricate guitar work of the songs. After some back and forth between the band (who were loyal to Campbell's mixes) and the label, a compromise was reached, with three tracks being selected from each mix engineer.


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