The catalog of Drug Bug, a New York recording project lead by Phil Anastassiou and pals, is sparse to say the least; there’s a few songs and demos from 2017 and 2016, one of which (surprisingly) is a cover of “Familiar Haunt” by R.L. Kelly with none other than gobbinjr. That being said, Drug Bug has a few cards up their sleeve, namely in the sheer number of shows they’ve played over the last few years, and the mesmerizing beauty of their limited discography. “Seeing Stars,” the project’s most recent single, is a sweetly discordant lullaby, with Anastassiou’s wavering falsetto crooning that he’s “followed by these ghosts of yours” against uneven arpeggios and noodling electric guitars. It’s a captivating, raw track that, ahead of Drug Bug’s upcoming debut EP, serves as an enticing promise of more enchanting music to follow.
Drug Bug will play Mercury Lounge on February 12th, supporting Bueno and Thick. Stream single "Seeing Stars" below. -Connor Beckett McInerney (@b_ck_tt), Photo by Mike Cicchetti