Pop Evil
Jun 24, 2021
Michigan Rockers Pop Evil are Vocalist- Leigh Kakaty, Bass - Matt DiRito, Drummer Hayley Cramer, Rhythm Guitarist Davey Grahs, and Lead Guitarist Nick Fuelling. The band's latest album "Versatile" includes “Let the Chaos Reign”, the rock hit “Work", along with #1 smash "Breathe Again" and the latest single "Survivor."
“We won’t bore people with the same song over and over,” assures frontman Kakaty, who co-founded the band in Michigan. “When you come to our live show, we feel like there should be an ebb and flow, peaks and valleys, that are similar to real life. Sometimes you’re up, sometimes you’re down. We like to take people on a journey when they listen to our music or come to see us live.”
Pop Evil has been a staple at major festivals and in theaters and clubs for nearly two decades, despite the group’s relative youth. As they’ve rocked with No. 1 rock singles like “Trenches”, “Deal with the Devil”, “Torn to Pieces”, “Footsteps”, and “Waking Lions”, they’ve taken their inspired message to the people, on tours with modern rock titans and veteran acts alike. The albums "Lipstick on the Mirror" (2008), "War of Angels" (2011), "Onyx" (2013), "Up" (2015), and the self-titled "Pop Evil" (2018) confirm exactly how Pop Evil built such a diverse fanbase.
Even for a Pop Evil record, their genre-defying cross-cultural pollination has never been stronger than on their sixth and latest release "Versatile." The preproduction process yielded close to 30 songs, whittled down to the most potent 12 that represent everything Pop Evil is about. The new LP builds on the foundation laid by that 2018 album specifically, with hook-filled heaviness blending hard rock, alternative, and pop with punch. “We worked with multiple producers that fit each song’s dynamic,” said Kakaty.
Pop Evil’s previous five albums account for over a million copies in worldwide sales and over 600 million streams. But on their latest LP, Kakaty says, “We’ve got loud and heavy guitars while staying true to the groove we’ve had with songs like ‘Take it All’ and ‘Footsteps’. We have that ‘Pop’ and that ‘Evil’ just as we’ve always done. And with this record, we’ve taken another big step into our own definitive sound and identity.” “That’s our thing. People know they’re going to get that Pop Evil.”