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lump

Drank all of Rock's beer...and then we rocked!

About Me


lump is a post-punk Massachusetts quartet who went their separate ways in 1993 and who have reformed 14 years later and are playing their immediate, catchy, and aggressive two-guitar pop to rave reviews.
lump took shape in central Massachusetts - at Fitchburg State College - in 1991, led by guitarist/singer Mark Small, co-guitarist, Rock, Nick Lorenzen on bass and, Matt Debenham on drums.
lump made an EP, Shrinkamatizer, in 1992, recording with Al Petiti (of the Boston band O Positive) and mixing with producer John C. Wood (Gigolo Aunts, HBO’s Reverb series). One result of those sessions was lump’s first single, “thirteen” which charted in CMJ and got the band dubbed "newcomers of the month" in Boston music bible The Noise in early 1993.
lump soon began sharing Boston-area club bills with such touring artists as Gumball, Five Eight, Antietam, Ben Deily, and a pre-Dookie Green Day. In March 1993, lump was invited to play WMBR's revered local live Boston Rock show Pipeline!, recording their show with renowned Fort Apache engineer Carl Plaster.
Not long after that, though, our story turned sad, as lump disbanded. Nick and Matt moved to New York and played with Scott McEwen (Current Proprietor of Fry Pharmacy Studios in Nashville). Rock and Mark remained in New England and continue to this day to play in numerous other pop and punk bands.
lump are now back together, currently rehearsing and scheduling shows in and around Boston.
They played a few very well-received sets in Austin, TX during the week of the 2008 SXSW festival, sharing bills with band faves Fivehead, Toddle, and Earlimart, among others.
lump are currently playing well-received Boston area shows and writing new songs. They hope to record in late 2008.
FSC student-project video for "thirteen"
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Member Since: 7/23/2007
Band Website: there were no websites in 1993
Band Members: Mark - guitar, lead vocals; Rock - guitar; Nick - bass; Matt - drums
Sounds Like: "Husker Du on diet pills" - The Noise, Boston, 1993; "Mosfet madness" - Carl Plaster, 1993
Type of Label: None

My Blog

lump under review!

Thanks to Jay from ClickyClickyMusic for the kind words! Check out what he had to say!...
Posted by lump on Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:36:00 PST

Thanks and plus tonight 8/25 and this Wed 8/27

Thanks to everyone who came out to our O'Brien's show - we had a blast with all the other great bands who we were fortunate enough to share the bill with - old pals Varsity Drag, and new pals Jake &am...
Posted by lump on Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:24:00 PST

Marks moonlighting

Hey lump-ers - Mark Small has been playing in another band, Eastern Eyes, and they have a gig this Saturday night at PA's Lounge in Somerville, MA. See you there?...
Posted by lump on Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:29:00 PST

This Thursday, plus that Fitchburg State show...

...doesn't exist, at least for now. MySpace won't take it down for some reason. Look for a possible re-scheduling in the fall. Possibly. What DOES exist, though, is THIS THURSDAY at the ABBEY LOUNGE i...
Posted by lump on Mon, 19 May 2008 08:50:00 PST

RARE early lump video for "thirteen" unearthed!

Holy crap, wait’ll you see this!From back in the day, the Fitchburg State College student-project video for lump’s "thirteen" Here it is: ..Add to My Profile...
Posted by lump on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 01:08:00 PST

Photos, photos, photos! Church and Austin

Hi All - A quick update to let you know that we’ve posted some pictures in the photo section from our Austin trip and from our show last Thursday at Church. How about Church? Gosh, that was a fu...
Posted by lump on Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:48:00 PST

The reviews are in!

As compiled by lump’s bassman, Nick:Here’s what people had to say to and about lump!:-’You guys are fantastic! your drummer is an animal!’ - Aaron of the band Earlimart  ...
Posted by lump on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:12:00 PST

SXSW photos!

A bunch of photos from lump’s trip are available for your viewing pleasure.Here’s a taster:...
Posted by lump on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 09:08:00 PST

Back home!

Hi all - We’re happy to be home after a great week in Austin. Report and photos to come! Stay tuned.In the meantime, we hope you join us this Thursday night at Church!love,lump...
Posted by lump on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 09:18:00 PST

New songs in the player!

fan-favorites "Coffeemaker" and "Primrose" now up for your listening pleasure!
Posted by lump on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:34:00 PST