Photography © Rbt. Weston
"My mom, in fact, was born in 1944," says former Rodan
guitarist Jeff Mueller about his new venture, June Of '44. "and
Sean's grandfather was in the war of '44."
The band's name actually refers to author Henry Miller's letters to
his wife June and his affair with writer Anais Nin, and features
Mueller, Sean "Heavy" Meadows (also in Lungfish), Fred Erskine (Hoover and The Crownhate Ruin) and
Doug Scharin (Codeine, Rex, Him). Meadows and Mueller
each had songs they'd worked out and over a mere three-and-a-half weeks
of practice, the quartet had a complete set of songs heavy on dynamics
and atmospheres.
by Pat Graham.
"While we were in New York, our job was to make it tight. We had
an agenda! It's been really amazing. The four people collectively are just
amazing." The album "Engine Takes To The Water" was released
in June '95, and was followed by two more albums and an e.p. Over a year
and a half after the last album came out in January 1998 be prepared for
the newest, Anahata, out June 7th, 1999.
The long awaited new June of 44
album, Anahata, was
released on June 7th, 1999.
Jeff Mueller and fellow ex-Rodan member Jason Noble have a new
collaboration out now. The band is called Shipping News and will reside on Quarterstick
Records (QS50). For further details, check out the Shipping News web
pages.