LVL UP

LVL UP was an American lo-fi band from Purchase, New York, United States.

LVL UP
OriginPurchase, New York, United States
GenresLo-fi, indie rock, alternative rock, emo, punk rock
Years active2011 (2011)–2018 (2018) [1]
LabelsSub Pop, Double Double Whammy, Exploding In Sound Records, Run For Cover Records, Evil Weevil Records
Associated actsSpook Houses, Crying, Normal Person, Trace Mountains, The Glow, Cende, Totally Ruined, Spirit Was, Weird Korea, SIRS
Websitelvlup.bandcamp.com
Past members
  • Mike Caridi
  • Dave Benton
  • Nick Corbo
  • Greg Rutkin
  • Ben Smith

History

LVL UP formed in 2011 at SUNY Purchase as a recording project between Caridi, Benton, and their friend Ben Smith, with the original intention of releasing a split cassette with Corbo's then-solo material. They instead released their debut album, Space Brothers via Evil Weevil Records,[2] as one band, and Rutkin joined shortly afterwards for the group's first show. Smith left the band for personal reasons just before the release of second album Hoodwink'd, a joint release on Caridi and Benton's label Double Double Whammy and Exploding in Sound.[3][4][5][6]

On June 11, 2018, the band announced they were retiring the project after their fall tour. Their last show was September 28 in New York City.[7]

Band members
  • Mike Caridi - guitar, vocals
  • Dave Benton - guitar, vocals
  • Nick Corbo - bass, vocals
  • Greg Rutkin - drums
  • Ben Smith

Discography

Studio albums

  • Space Brothers (2011)
  • Hoodwink'd (2014)
  • Return to Love (2016)

EPs

  • Extra Worlds (2013)
  • Three Songs (2015)

Splits

  • LVL UP / Porches 7" (2013)
  • LVL UP / Krill / Ovlov / Radiator Hospital 7" (2014)

References
  1. "Official LVL UP Twitter account". Twitter.com.
  2. Green, Sasha. "Exclusive Song Premiere and Interview: 'Ski Vacation,' LVL UP". Interview Magazine. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  3. Rettig, James. "Stream LVL UP Hoodwink'd (Stereogum Premiere)". Stereogum.com. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  4. Geslani, Michelle. "Listen: LVL UP's glimmering new song "I Feel Ok"". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  5. Ambrosio, John. "LVL UP, Hoodwink'd". Impose Magazine. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  6. "Listen to a New Song from Lo-Fi Fuzz Rockers, LVL UP". Noisey.vice.com. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  7. "A note from the band LVL UP". Intsagram.com. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
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