Desolation Girl and Ness recently sat down with Patrick Carrie and Jonny Phillip of Orange County alt-country band Limbeck ahead of their October 10th show at Rickshaw Stop supporting The Anniversary. Tune in on Thursday, October 10th at 1pm to hear their conversation.
Formed in Laguna Niguel, California in 1999, Limbeck is singer/guitarist Robb MacLean, guitarist Patrick Carrie, bassist Justin Entsminger, and drummer Jonny Phillip (who replaced Matt Stephens in 2005). Their first full-length, This Chapter Is Called Titles, was released in 2001 and leaned heavily into their early influences in the emo scene (Jimmy Eat World, The Get Up Kids, Reggie and the Full Effect). Limbeck signed to Doghouse Records in late 2002, and when their label debut, Hi, Everything’s Great, appeared in the first half of the next year, they were found to be evolving from emo into alternative country terrain.
Limbeck continued to bring their organic sunny pop almost nonstop around the country over the following year, sharing dates along the way with acts like Motion City Soundtrack, The Early November, and Hellogoodbye. Their next record, Let Me Come Home, boasted a sound that tapped more fully into influences like Wilco, Old 97’s, and the Replacements. Ever on the road, more touring followed before Limbeck entered a Kansas studio in the summer of 2006 to work again with longtime producer and friend Ed Rose (The Get Up Kids) on their self-titled record which surfaced in spring of the following year.
In the years since their last album, they’ve been growing their families, building their careers, and making time for music when they can. In the interview, Patrick and Jonny talk new music, fresh energy, and sounding, “more like Limbeck than we ever have.”
