Neon Coven Releases New Music

From my inbox. The act is Neon Coven and features Jacob Bunton (a.k.a. Jacob Lynam of Lynam) on guitars and as songwriter. It is a shame the track below has a different vocalist. Jacob is a great singer. I will be the first to admit, this music is not my cup of tea, but maybe you will love it. Press release:

Neon Coven, the darkwave, alternative rock band from Los Angeles, featuring Jacob Bunton (Mick Mars, Adler, Lynam) and Ace Von Johnson (LA Guns, Faster Pussycat) has released its brand new single “Blame It On The Drugs” via New Ocean Media. The song is the first single from the band’s upcoming debut full-length album Future Postponed. 

Neon Coven is comprised of Anthony Montemarano (vocals), Jacob Bunton (Keyboards/guitar/bass), Ace Von Johnson (guitar), and Kyle Cunningham (drums).

 

The band’s debut full-length album Future Postponed will be released October 30th. Produced by Jacob Bunton, the album features 11 tracks ranging from songs about survival and balance to emotionally charged anthems of empowerment. The songs live in the space between challenging the need for certainty and, ultimately, learning to accept uncertainty.

 

“Future Postponed is set to inspire, intrigue and terrify all at once,” states guitarist Ace Von Johnson. “The material within runs a musical gamut, in which we as a band proudly exercise our ability to take bold strides in diversity. From dance-pop to goth rock, each song will take you twisting down a new road. I’ve worked on a lot of albums in my career, and thus far, this is the one I’m most proud of.”

 

From Los Angeles, CA, Neon Coven abandoned much of the ethos of the tradition of heavy rock to create an intellectual and theoretical sound, linked to an emphasis on anthemic, synth-heavy dance-music. The band came together when Von Johnson, Bunton, Montemarano and Cunningham formed the band as a side project on the suggestion of a mutual friend. “We were all on the Monsters Of Rock Cruise,” explains Bunton. “Our mutual friend April Lee said, ‘You guys should start a band.’ Ace and I had been friends for years, and we both met Anthony on the cruise. After we got back to LA, we started writing songs whenever our schedules would align.”  

 

Comments

[GNR]

Isn't the first part of the song just a slower version of the techno/rave classic Sandstorm ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6120QOlsfU

I may be in the minority, but Heckle/Jeckle, catchy chorus, driving beat, short... not bad imo. Reminds me of a harder new wave late 80s, early 90s sound, that you can actually understand what they are signing about.

[HrMtlFan]

I have no idea why, but at first listen I think this is kinda cool. :) Bunton's voice (which underwhelmed on the Adler material) seems to fit the music well, and it seems maybe Ace has been picking up a few vibes from Taime Downe a-la The Power And The Glory Hole. Will be interesting to hear more of this...something different I guess...

[Metalboy!]

Jacob Bunton and Mick Mars in the same sentence ... What? ... Am I missing something?

Does that mean Bunton is singing on Mars solo tracks already in the can as we know he’s got with Corabi?

Where is that Mars solo album, anyway?

[Bkallday]

Corabi is homeless now, MB. So im sure he wishes Mick would get on the ball, just as badly as u do!