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The Lovetones is led by Matthew J. Tow (acoustic & electric guitars / sitar / autoharp / vocals), formerly of Drop City, Colorsound and The Brian Jonestown Massacre, along with Matt Sigley (bass / keyboards / vocals) and Chris Cobb (drums / percussion).

The Lovetones released their debut album, Be What You Want in 2002 through Bomp! Records, creating a palpable buzz amongst critics from the likes of Creem and Rolling Stone magazine. The latter hailed mainman Matthew J Tow’s songwriting worthy of Ray Davies, Bowie, Lennon and McCartney: a bold statement, yet in his case, completely justified.

After enjoying the critical success of Be What You Want, touring Australia extensively and even supporting Morrissey during his first ever solo Australian tour, Tow joined The Brian Jonestown Massacre in 2003 and contributed two brilliant tracks to their sonic mastery, …And This Is Our Music. Tow’s opening track “Starcleaner” later also appeared on the BJM retrospective Tepid Peppermint Wonderland. In the same year, UK based Fire Records invited The Lovetones to contribute to the James Joyce Chamber Music project alongside Mercury Rev, Sonic Youth and REM’s Peter Buck. 2004 saw the release of the Stars EP, coinciding with The Lovetones supporting The Brian Jonestown Massacre on their infamous and now legendary tour of Australia.

The second album Meditations was released through New York’s Tee Pee Records in late 2005, revealing a stunning development in Tow’s songwriting and providing a soundscape of radiant pop, ethereal psychedelia and truly remarkable vocal melodies that arched for the stars.

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PFGrifter wrote:
October 2009

cool band.. kinda reminds me of BRMC meets BJM

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SometimeWorld wrote:
September 2009

Just hearing this for the first time, sounds great! I'm instantly reminded of Greater California: http://www.last.fm/music/Greater+California

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Strokarlos wrote:
July 2009

I've just discovered their music and wooow! good music I like it a lot! :)

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zedshtein wrote:
July 2009

mmmmantra.....

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calcifer wrote:
June 2009

Awesome album! I really like it!

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punkrocker7829 wrote:
June 2009

Good stuff

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Crousty_Bat wrote:
May 2009

Dimensions is soooooo goooood !

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THX7168 wrote:
May 2009

I met Matt Tow and Matt Sigley after an incredible show at the Redwood Bar in Los Angeles on 5/15/09. Very nice people and it was a pleasure to meet them. Quite an honor.

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The_Owl_King wrote:
May 2009

this is great stuff...happy that i came across it

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sparrow1970 wrote:
May 2009

Best band ever. Last night's gig solidified that for me. Matt Tow=musical genius.

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sparrow1970 wrote:
May 2009

LOVETONES TONIGHT LOVETONES TONIGHT LOVETONES TONIGHT!!!!!!!!

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Pleasuresongs wrote:
April 2009

Oh you kill me. I soooo wish I could go. But you have to go....make believe I'm there going out of my mind, singing along to the songs.

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sparrow1970 wrote:
April 2009

Holy hell they are playing at Pianos! Nath, if you come to NY, for 1 May, we'll go!!!!!!! It's a tiny little lovely place to see bands play, doesn't get any more intimate ;-)

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Pleasuresongs wrote:
April 2009

Yeah, it's so weird.

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juizyyy wrote:
April 2009

13 shouts? 5k listeners? I'm stunned.

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Pleasuresongs wrote:
April 2009

Fantastic band. Love how they sound.

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DontBelieveHype wrote:
March 2009

Too much beatleish for my taste

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sparrow1970 wrote:
February 2009

Pieces of Me is so Lennon, I love it.

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timbrenoisemga wrote:
January 2009

|||||||||||||||||||| ACESSE |||||||||||||||||||| http://www.myspace.com/timbrenoiseentertainment |||||||||||||||||||| ACESSE |||||||||||||||||||| http://www.myspace.com/timbrenoiseentertainment Parabéns, muito boa música !!!

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mattbjm wrote:
December 2008

'dimensions' released in U.S.A on planting seeds records, Feb 24th 09..with a tour to follow..

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