Real Sickies are serving up another LP of infectious hooks and punk rock melodies, with a dash of pop this time, as they release their new project Love is for Lovers. The band themselves recognize they have grown, notably in their songwriting, with this new project. “The album has been in the works since 2018,” says singer Ben Disaster. “We ended up scrapping songs a few times, I guess maybe more so demoing them and re-demoing them. That wasn’t something we had really done in the past. More go go go go go.” The new album also has the production influence of Real Mckenzies’ bassist, Mario Nieva. Ben and Mario met in a B.C. Ferries restroom by chance while their bands were on tour. Ben Disaster says, “We hit it off talking about mental health and love and music, basic bathroom talk. Mario en...
