Lit

A major player through the entire post-grunge boom from the past due ’90s, Lit highlighted the combined abilities of frontman A. Jay Popoff, his guitar-playing sibling Jeremy, bassist Kevin Baldes, and drummer Allen Shellenberger. The group produced in 1990 in Orange State, California, where it originally performed metal-influenced music beneath the name Razzle. After changing their name, Lit started embracing a spunky make of punk-pop that helped draw in a local pursuing in California. The group sold-out local locations (including Membership 369 in Fullerton) and released two recordings: an EP, Five Smokin’ Monitors from Lit; as well as the full-length Tripping the Light Fantastic, which appeared during the springtime of 1997 and became a university radio strike. Lit then arrived a agreement with RCA Information, which released the follow-up work A LOCATION in sunlight two years afterwards. This became Lit’s discovery record, as the catchy rock and roll riffs of “MY VERY OWN Worst Foe,” “Zip-Lock,” and “Miserable” all paved just how for platinum product sales. With “MY VERY OWN Worst Foe” topping the U.S. Contemporary Rock Tracks graph, Lit toured the united states alongside groups just like the Offspring, WITHOUT DOUBT, and Garbage. Furthermore, they performed a established at Woodstock 1999 and gained a spot in the 2000 Vans Warped Tour. Another album, Atomic, premiered in fall 2001, spawning many singles including “Lipstick and Bruises.” A self-titled record found its way to 2004, marking Lit’s 4th full-length work (aswell as their initial release in the Nitrus label). In 2008, drummer Shellenberger was identified as having a human brain tumor. He passed away on August 13, 2009 at age 39. Nathan Walker was added as the band’s drummer and Lit started work on brand-new materials. In 2012, Lit released their 5th studio record, the Butch Walker-produced The Watch from underneath. They devoted the record to Shellenberger.