lump is a post-punk Massachusetts quartet who went their separate ways in 1993 and who have reformed 14 years later and are playing their immediate, catchy, and aggressive two-guitar pop to rave reviews.
lump took shape in central Massachusetts - at Fitchburg State College - in 1991, led by guitarist/singer Mark Small, co-guitarist, Rock, Nick Lorenzen on bass and, Matt Debenham on drums.
lump made an EP, Shrinkamatizer, in 1992, recording with Al Petiti (of the Boston band O Positive) and mixing with producer John C. Wood (Gigolo Aunts, HBO’s Reverb series). One result of those sessions was lump’s first single, “thirteen” which charted in CMJ and got the band dubbed "newcomers of the month" in Boston music bible The Noise in early 1993.
lump soon began sharing Boston-area club bills with such touring artists as Gumball, Five Eight, Antietam, Ben Deily, and a pre-Dookie Green Day. In March 1993, lump was invited to play WMBR's revered local live Boston Rock show Pipeline!, recording their show with renowned Fort Apache engineer Carl Plaster.
Not long after that, though, our story turned sad, as lump disbanded. Nick and Matt moved to New York and played with Scott McEwen (Current Proprietor of Fry Pharmacy Studios in Nashville). Rock and Mark remained in New England and continue to this day to play in numerous other pop and punk bands.
lump are now back together, currently rehearsing and scheduling shows in and around Boston.
They played a few very well-received sets in Austin, TX during the week of the 2008 SXSW festival, sharing bills with band faves Fivehead, Toddle, and Earlimart, among others.
Just released via the great SunCity Records of beautiful downtown Victoria Australia, the long awaited debut CD from one of Boston's Best Kept Secrets...Taupier-That Was Then!!! featuring Doug Ardito of Puddle of Mudd and Jimmy Rogers of Beatlejuice and Velvet Elvis. Get yours at www. suncityrecords. com.
Thanks AGAIN to Lump & Co. for showing up on a snowy night to see us in all our drunken glory - ok to see me in MY drunken glory....next time Lisa won't drink 12 greyhounds. Going to get some advil and pancakes now.... Lisa xo
