Bug Hunter | |
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![]() Lead singer, Cody Hunter, playing in Manchester, in 2024 | |
Background information | |
Origin | Seattle, Washington |
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Years active | 2015–present |
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Website | bughunterbug |
Bug Hunter is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 2015 by lead vocalist and guitarist Cody 'Bug' Hunter. It began as a solo project by Hunter and later formed as a full band, with members consisting of Hunter, Moe Hussein, Marcus Alcantara, Jesse Gallaway, and Kyle Hodgkinson.
In the spring of 2012, Cody Hunter began writing songs as a college student while taking music classes. [1] Hunter later accumulated 70 written songs and began performing at open mics in Seattle, Washington in 2014. [2] While working a full-time job, Hunter recorded some of these songs in his home's closet, [3] and independently released Surge of Confidence under the name Bug on November 20, 2015. [1] Hunter later recruited guitarist Moe Hussein, drummer Marcus Alcantara, and bassist Jesse Gallaway, renaming the band Bug Hunter and releasing their debut studio album Torn Between a Couple on March 20, 2017. [2]
On July 17, 2017, Bug Hunter released the single "Dear McCracken", which received attention on streaming platforms and became the band's first song to amass over a million streams on Spotify. This led to the band starting a Kickstarter campaign to fund their second studio album The Rough Draft, which would contain the single. [4] It reached 103% of its $4,500 goal and was later released on November 20, 2018. [5] The band then released the single "Take It Back" on September 20, 2019, [6] appearing on their third studio album Bigger Than Myself alongside later singles "Pebbles" and "Pinecones". Bug Hunter once again used Kickstarter to fund it, receiving 154% of a $10,000 goal and releasing the album on August 20, 2020. [4] The band's lineup changed during this time, with Gallaway filling Hussein's position as guitarist and Kyle Hodgkinson joining the band to replace Alcantara as a drummer. [7]
Bug Hunter released "2 Bed, 2 Bath (and a Ghost)", the lead single off Happiness (Without a Catch), on April 29, 2022. The album's corresponding Kickstarter campaign achieved 221% of its goal, funding the album with $33,200. [4] Two more singles were released in 2023 in promotion of it: "Shocking Plot Twist" and "Platonic Best Friend". Their fourth studio album was released on September 8, 2023. [8] Hunter has additionally co-hosted several seasons of the podcast Jam Mechanics with The Narcissist Cookbook. [9]
Studio albums
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