The Red Locusts

The Red Locusts is an American supergroup consisting of Rick Springfield, Matt Bissonette, Greg Bissonette and two others. The band released an eponymous album, The Red Locusts, in March 2021.The album is a tribute to The Beatles and power pop bands of the 1980s and 1990s.^[1]

The Red Locusts
Origin	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Pop rock
Years active	2020–present
Labels	Lolipop Records
Members	Rick Springfield Matt Bissonette Gregg Bissonette
Website	theredlocusts.com

Band members

There has been secrecy around the identity of the band members, with the album cover using pseudonyms, similar to the Traveling Wilburys:^[1]

• Paul Ramone (guitar, vocals), identified as Rick Springfield. The name Paul Ramone is a nod to Paul Ramon, an early pseudonym of Paul McCartney.^[2]
• Scotty Skuffleton (bass, vocals), identified as Matt Bissonette
• Skippy Skuffleton (drums, vocals), identified as Gregg Bissonette, Matt's brother
• Duncan Sweets (keyboards, vocals)
• Beau Weevil (guitar, vocals)^[3]

Album

The Red Locusts is full of melodies, key changes and chiming guitars reminiscent of The Beatles.^[4] Springfield said "we wanted to do an album that was influenced but would send us to Beatle jail basically".^[5]

The song "Miss Daisy Hawkins" is based on the original working title of "Eleanor Rigby".^[6] It includes many allusions to Beatles songs, and notes how Hawkins was "lost to a whim way back in '66".^[7]

Track listing

1. "Under the Rainbow"
2. "Another Bad Day for Cupid"
3. "Sons and Daughters"
4. "Miss Daisy Hawkins"
5. "Honestly"
6. "Glow Worm"
7. "Insert Your Name Here"
8. "Vanity Skies"
9. "Deep Blue Sea"
10. "Love Is Going To Save The Day"^[8]

References

1. Lee, Peter (2021-06-30). "The Red Locusts (Album Review)". Hooks and Harmony. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
2. "Paul Ramon (artist)". The Paul McCartney project. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
3. "The Red Locusts". The Red Locusts. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
4. Lee, Peter (2021-06-30). "The Red Locusts (Album Review)". Hooks and Harmony. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
5. Cashmere, Paul (2021-07-26). "Rick Springfield Become The Red Locusts With A Nod To The Beatles". Noise11.com. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
6. "It All Came Down To a Serious Relationship With Eleanor Rigby - Nonfiction by Gary Paul Lehmann - Eclectica Magazine v9n3". www.eclectica.org. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
7. Miss Daisy Hawkins, retrieved 11 August 2021
8. "The Red Locusts". The Red Locusts. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

External links

• The Red Locusts discography at Discogs