The Bug Club

Initially comprising the songwriting core of Sam Willmett (vocals/guitar) and Tilly Harris (vocals/bass) with Dan Matthew (drums), The Bug Club started plying their trade in 2016. They were signed by UK label Bingo Records in Autumn 2020 and first single “We Don’t Need Room For Lovin” was released in February 2021. It quickly established The Bug Club as the tongue-in-cheek and live-focused antidote to the previous year’s penned-in pandemic drudgery. BBC 6 Music’s Marc Riley was an early champion, hammering the single, booking the band in for a session as soon as it was allowed and rightfully praising songwriters capable of singing the whole alphabet in a two-minute song and making it work.

Following The Bug Club’s signing announcement to Sub Pop, the band released 'On the Intricate Inner Workings of the System', the band’s full-length label debut, which was released worldwide in August. The album features the previously released highlight 'Quality Pints' along with other feel-good ditties like 'War Movies', 'A Bit Like James Bond', 'We Don’t Care About That', and 'Lonsdale Slipons.' The band will be playing live across the UK, US, Canada and mainland Europe right through to the second half of 2025.