| Origin: | London, Paris |
| Genre: | Punk rock |
| Current Members: | Nina Courson, Phil Honey-Jones, Dave Whitmore, David Gaut |
| Past Members: | Tjay Tarantino, Steve Nightmare, Dave Renegade, Steve Grainger.Tony Alda, Pumpy, Dany Fury |
| Label: | Banana Castle Records / Cargo Records |
| Associated Acts: | Hiroshamour, Nurotica, Altercation, T23 and the Psychedelic Circus, Neon Animal, MK Ultra |
| Healthy Junkies | |
| Website: | www.healthyjunkies.co.uk |
Healthy Junkies are a punk rock / grunge band based in London, UK. The current line-up consists of French-born singer Nina Courson (vocals), Phil Honey-Jones (guitar/vocals), Dave Whitmore (bass) and David Gaut (drums). The band have achieved press coverage in the music magazines Vive Le Rock and Black Velvet, as well as website Louder Than War.
Courson met guitarist Honey-Jones at a Soho nightclub in 2009, after relocating from Paris to pursue her musical career.[1] They named their band as "a reflection of the mental health epidemic currently spreading like wildfire through the very core of western society",[2]
The group played their live debut in Brighton at the end of 2010,[3] supporting Goldblade and Viv Albertine. They have since released four studio albums and toured extensively across Europe, the United Kingdom and United States, gaining a loyal following for their highly energized and theatrical performances.[4]
The band have supported the likes of The Rezillos, Sham 69, UK Subs, The Professionals, GBH, Vice Squad, The Buzzcocks and Theatre of Hate, and regularly play at festivals such as Rebellion and Camden Rocks. Enthusiastic supporters of the underground punk scene,[1] Courson and Honey-Jones also promote the 'Punk and Roll Rendezvous' club night in Camden, which has become internationally renowned[5] and spawned a yearly festival.[6]
Lauded for their "blistering, trashy, punky glam rock sound",[7] the band has been described as "a homage to psychedelic rock/punk rock and grunge of days gone by but ...with a fresh, modern twist."[8] Black Velvet Magazine praised their "addictive songs with bounce and energy" [9] and Artrocker wrote "the band excel at peripherally gothic action rock."[10] Nina's "sultry melodic"[11] vocals have drawn favourable comparisons to Chrissie Hynde, Siouxsie Sioux and Patti Smith[12] whilst Louder Than War commented that Honey-Jones' guitars "provide an energetic binding agent that helps meld together goth, glam, grunge, punk and psychedelic sensibilities."[13] Vive Le Rock described Delirious Dream as "gorgeous yet nightmarish",[14] and Devolution magazine noted that "To be able to take a sound that is recognisable from the 60s ...and DeLorean it into something fit to please and thrill people well into the 2020s and beyond is astonishing in itself. To do so with such panache and flamboyance is truly amazing."[15]
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