Wormburner

Wormburner is an indie rock band based in Brooklyn, New York.[1] Their music has been categorized as college rock.[2] The band has five members, and is led by Steve "Hank" Henry, who is the band's singer, guitarist, and songwriter. Henry graduated from Colgate University in 1993.[3] Their debut album, A Hero's Welcome, was released in 2006 and produced by David Lowery of Cracker.[4] The band wrote and recorded the album's 12 songs at Lowery's studio in Richmond, Virginia. These songs' power-pop sound, along with a series of live shows by the band, led to the band and album becoming increasingly popular.[5] The band released its second album, Placed by the Gideons, in 2010 on the label Wax Off, which is partly run by WSUM host DJ Renton.[6] In 2012, the band was interviewed for MTV's series 120 Minutes.[7] In November 2013, Wormburner opened for Violent Femmes at Roseland Ballroom in New York City. Their third album, Pleasant Living in Planned Communities, was released on Dive Records in September 2014.[8][9][10] Prior to its release, a song from the album, "Somewhere Else to Be", was premiered by Brooklyn Magazine.[11] Robert Christgau gave Pleasant Living in Planned Communities an A- grade, writing that on the album, "Hank Henry doesn't swallow a word as he shouts his tuneful tales into the void, and unlike Craig Finn [of the Hold Steady], he doesn't specialize in or even much notice the human dregs and heroes of the alt-rock scene."[12]

Wormburner
OriginBrooklyn, New York
GenresIndie Rock
Years active2003 - Present
LabelsDive Records, Wax Off
Associated actsThe Cogs, The Behoovers, Soup Rocks, The Vanity Fair, Moses & The Milkman
Websitehttp://www.wormburnerband.com/
Members
  • Steve "Hank" Henry
  • Jim Spengler
  • Terry Solomone
  • Paul McDaniel
  • John Hastings
Past membersAlec Senese

Discography
  • A Hero's Welcome (Dive, 2006)
  • Placed by the Gideons (Wax Off, 2010)
  • Pleasant Living in Planned Communities (Dive, 2014)

References
  1. "Bio". Wormburner website.
  2. "Cracker". The New Yorker.
  3. "Books & music". Scene. Colgate University. 2008.
  4. "Bells of St. Ignatius".
  5. "Rock 'n' Roll Christmas". New York Press. 2007-12-26.
  6. Albertoni, Rich (2011-06-23). "Scatz close to reopening, buzz for Wax Off records' Wormburner, a Lubriphonic live video". Isthmus.com.
  7. "120 Minutes, Episode 29". 2012-05-11.
  8. "Pleasant Living in Planned Communities". Bandcamp.
  9. Scordilis, Dean (2014-12-18). "Pleasant Living In Planned Communities". The Aquarian.
  10. Madden, Pater (2015-02-06). "4 Questions For Musician Hank Henry Of Wormburner". Westchester Magazine.
  11. Marketos, Cassie (2014-09-23). "Track Premiere: Wormburner, "Somewhere Else To Be"". Brooklyn Magazine.
  12. Christgau, Robert. "Wormburner". Consumer Guide. Medium.
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