British band The Lo Yo Yo was founded by Family Fodder frontman, John Pearce, in 1984. Pearce’s punchy bass playing and Carrie Brooks’ post-punk drumming form the backbone of The Lo Yo Yo sound, complete with singer Annie Hunt and Mick Hobbs’ guitar.

michael_d_wynn 6 Sep 2015

"They put out the eyes of those that lived, and sent them to work in administration..." British band The Lo Yo Yo was founded by Family Fodder frontman John Pearce, aka Alig, in 1984. The Lo Yo Yo was active for 2 years and released one cassette, one split cassette with Look De Book, one full-length LP and appeared on the Local International 15-26 compilation cassette on Recommended. Pearce’s punchy bass playing and Carrie Brooks’ post-punk drumming form the backbone of The Lo Yo Yo sound, complete with singer Annie Hunt and Mick Hobbs’ guitar. At times, this rhythm section has the band appear like a dub + rock fusion with occasional flexible, bouncing reggae touches – characteristics also present in Family Fodder. Singer Annie Hunt’s playful vocals and the songs’ inventive arrangements evoke punk influences from bands like Rubella Ballet, Hagar The Womb or The Slits.   1

michael_d_wynn 26 Apr 2015