Shady Bug Announce New Album I wanted to be there: Hear “my night routine”

Please welcome yet another cool band to the Julia's War Recordings roster. Julia's War, the Philadelphia label founded by They Are Gutting A Body Of Water frontman Doug Dulgarian, is on a pretty absurd winning streak right now, putting out strong recent records from acts like Total Wife, Mx Lonely, God Of War, and Melaina Kol. For their next trick, they'll get together with Bee Side Cassettes to release the new LP from the St. Louis band Shady Bug. Shady Bug have been kicking around the Midwestern DIY scene for nearly a decade, but they haven't released a full-length since 2019's Lemon Lime. They also appeared on Strange Ranger's 2020 Bernie Sanders benefit comp and released their EP What's The Use? in 2023. The band recorded their upcoming album I wanted to be there with in a 10-day St. Louis session with TAGABOW/Alex G collaborator Scoops Dardaris. Lead single "my night routine" is a grand emotive fuzz-pop rager. It toggles between quiet and loud in deeply satisfying ways without sounding like it's following a blueprint, and singer Hannah puts in a powerful emotional performance. Here's what she says about it:I initially wrote this song in 2019 in my bedroom in South City, St. Lo...