LIBRARIANS WITH HICKEYS, having crawled from the wreckage of a post-industrial Akron, Ohio, decided to stick around and form a band. Because what else are you gonna do? Digging deep into the wellspring of power pop, jangle rock and that classic college rock sound for inspiration, LWH burst onto the Ohio -- and global -- pop rock stage in 2019 with the single Black Velvet Dress b/w Alex on the fledgling Big Stir Records, and became instant mainstays of the scene.

 

For the band's third and latest album, How To Make Friends By Telephone, the core duo of Ray Carmen and Mike Crooker handle all of the instrumental, vocal and producing duties themselves, resulting in their tightest and most cohesive set of songs yet. Songs like Hello Operator and Have You Heard are both hints at the recurring concerns of the album's lyrics and are perhaps their most instantly accessible tunes yet, and that's saying something for a band already renowned for their irresistible hooks .

 

The album made several best-of 2024 lists, including Goldmine Magazine, and Sheena's Jungle Room on WFMU.

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They plan on issuing a string of new singles during 2026 leading up to the release of their new album, titled World Service, which will be issued in 2027.