ArtistInfo

The Modern Lovers

Band, *1970 US, Natick, Massachusetts
Rock and Alternative

The Modern Lovers were an American rock band led by Jonathan Richman in the 1970s and 1980s. The original band existed from 1970 to 1974 but their recordings were not released until 1976 or later. It featured Richman and bassist Ernie Brooks with drummer David Robinson (later of the Cars) and keyboardist Jerry Harrison (later of Talking Heads). The sound of the band owed a great deal to the influence of the Velvet Underground, and is now sometimes classed as "protopunk". It pointed the way towards much of the punk rock, new wave, alternative and indie rock music of later decades. Their only album, the eponymous The Modern Lovers, contained idiosyncratic songs about dating awkwardness, growing up in Massachusetts, and love of life and the USA.

Members

	Jerry Harrison g, key *1949 US
	Jonathan Richman voc, g *1951 US
	David Robinson dr, perc *1949 US
	Ernie Brooks b, bvoc US
	John Felice g, voc
	Rolfe Anderson