Английская Википедия:Bug Hunter (band)
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox musical artist Bug Hunter is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 2014 by lead vocalist and guitarist Cody Hunter. It began as a solo project by Hunter and later formed as a full band, with members consisting of Hunter, Moe Hussein, Marcus Alcantara, Jesse Gallaway, and Kyle Hodgkinson.
As of November 2023, they have amassed over 151 thousand monthly listeners on Spotify.[1]
History
In the spring of 2012, Cody Hunter began writing songs as a college student while taking music classes.[2] Hunter later accumulated 70 written songs and began performing at open mics in Seattle, Washington in 2014.[3] While working a full-time job, Hunter recorded some of these songs in his home's closet,[4] and independently released Surge of Confidence under the name Bug on November 20, 2015.[2] Hunter later recruited guitarist Moe Hussein, drummer Marcus Alcantara, and bassist Jesse Gallaway, renaming the band Bug Hunter and releasing their debut studio album Torn Between a Couple on March 20, 2017.[3]
On July 17, 2017, Bug Hunter released the single "Dear McCracken", which received attention on streaming platforms and became the band's first song to amass over a million streams on Spotify. This led to the band starting a Kickstarter campaign to fund their second studio album The Rough Draft, which would contain the single.[5] It reached 103% of its $4,500 goal and was later released on November 20, 2018.[6] The band then released the single "Take It Back" on September 20, 2019,[7] appearing on their third studio album Bigger Than Myself alongside later singles "Pebbles" and "Pinecones". Bug Hunter once again used Kickstarter to fund it, receiving 154% of a $10,000 goal and releasing the album on August 20, 2020.[5] The band's lineup changed during this time, with Gallaway filling Hussein's position as guitarist and Kyle Hodgkinson joining the band to replace Alcantara as a drummer.
Bug Hunter released "2 Bed, 2 Bath (and a Ghost)", the lead single off Happiness (Without a Catch), on April 29, 2022. The album's corresponding Kickstarter campaign achieved 221% of its goal, funding the album with $33,200.[5] Two more singles were released in 2023 in promotion of it: "Shocking Plot Twist" and "Platonic Best Friend". Their fourth studio album was released on September 8, 2023.[8]
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Torn Between a Couple |
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| The Rough Draft |
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| Bigger Than Myself |
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| Happiness (Without a Catch) |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Dear McCracken" | 2017 | The Rough Draft |
| "Take It Back" | 2019 | Bigger Than Myself |
| "Making Up Words" (Acoustic) | 2020 | rowspan="2" Шаблон:N/AШаблон:Efn |
| "The Key To Being Lonely" (Acoustic) | ||
| "Pebbles" | Bigger Than Myself | |
| "Pinecones" | ||
| "2 Bed, 2 Bath (and a Ghost)" | 2022 | Happiness (Without a Catch) |
| "Shocking Plot Twist" | 2023 | |
| "Platonic Best Friend" |
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