The Humms are everything you ever loved about garage rock distilled into way too catchy songs about death, drugs and love. Their EP (Are You Dead?) was voted 2nd best of the year by the Sounds XP writers in 2009. 'Lemonland' is the bands debut LP. It's 18 songs (50 minutes!) of pure gold. Zeke Sayer (the bands mainstay) has crafted a record that twists and moves and haunts and generally makes you smile large.
The Humms were formed in March of 2008 by Zeke Sayer with friend Tyler Glenn in Hartwell, GA. They recorded the first songs in Zeke’s studio which was (at the time) housed in a 1950’s mobile home using an extension cord for power and was self-proclaimed to be haunted by the previous owner of the property who died right outside the door. Two months later in May they added a drummer, John Bleech.
In February 2009, the band relocated to Athens, GA and gained a slim but sturdy following from playing the local clubs like Caledonia Lounge and the 40 Watt. In November directly after a show, Tyler and John left the band due to undisclosed reasons. Sayer moved back to his home studio in Shoal Creek, GA and began work on the first Humms record intitled “Lemonland”. After 5 months of work on the debut, the Humms saw a live format once again thanks to Kentucky native Jessica Miller on Bass Guitar and West Coast drummer “Ziggy Zag” of the band Pipsqueak.
“Their (Are You Dead?) EP is a brilliant all killer no filler blast of garage pop, switching from the 60s sputnik rock of the title track to the Monkees do Nuggets cheery mayhem of Do the Graverobber!. LSD is Evil is a wonderful squawking yarn with more than a hint of a Boy Named Sue about it, while No One Wants To Be Alone on Valentines Day is simple but highly enjoyable Shins-style singalonga ballad stuff.” - Sounds XP
“In Athens, Georgia The Humms are rattling the very foundations of their city. With song titles like ‘Are You Dead?’, ‘Do The Graverobber!’, ‘LSD Is Evil’ and ‘Little Freaky Girl Like You’ its fair to assume we’re in primitive Back From The Grave garage territory here. But you’d be wrong, for they have an infectious jangle, Acid Gallery of weird sounds and pop-punk sensibilities too.” - Shindig Magazine
“Completely ace garage fun time with The Humms. Lead track "Are You Dead?" has a great surf feel to it with a brilliant pop chorus. Quite Pixies-like in it's approach, but much more melodic with a few twists and turns in it like Mercury Rev on amphetamines - certainly far from the two-chord end of the garage spectrum. If there's any justice in the world this would be a huge hit! "Do The Graverobber" is also totally great, as is the rest of this manic, wildly inventive and goddamn catchy-as-shit EP. Best thing I've heard in ages." - The Sheffield Phonographic Corp
01 Blood Sucking Vampire
02 Jesus Lied
03 Uncle Sam Took My Baby Away
04 Buttermilk
05 Don't Think About Death
06 Close Your Ears
07 Sleepy, Sleepy
08 Fat Bat
09 Stranger In My Car
10 Brown Haired Girl
11 Strawberry Glue
12 Oh My Lawd
13 Talking To A Ghost
14 Leave That Boy Alone
15 Gun
16 Little Freaky Girl Like You
17 Escape From Lemonland
18 When I Wake
