Madder Rose
Hello June Fool
© Thirsty Ear
February 22 - 28, 2026
Year of Release: 1999
Rating:
Feels Like Summer
Overflow
Hotel
Fade
Goodbye June Fool
Something
You Remember
Should Have Known
Talking To Myself
Train
Dark Rain
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Madder Rose is an alternative rock band, from New York City. They recorded four albums in the 1990s. The band members
were: Billy Cote (guitar), Mary Lorson (vocals, guitar), Matt Verta-Ray (bass, vocals), Johnny Kick (drums, vocals) and
Chris Giammalvo (bass). Johnny Kick is Rick Kubic, a local radio personality (along with his wife, Kat) at WJOB AM 12330,
in Hammond, Indiana. (I, along with my wife, Norma, had been guests on WJOB, on two of the station celebrity programs,
hosted by Gene "Geno" Sferruzza and Ron Harlow. I have yet to meet Rick Kubic and his wife, but I have chatted with Rick
many of times. Madder Rose debuts this week on WSVNRadio.net, with their second released album, Hello June Fool
released in 1999. Madder Rose would reunite in 2019, with their fifth album, and would later record their sixth album
in 2023. They have also released three EPs in the 1990s.
"Feels Like Summer" is mystic, with a great vibe to it. "Overflow" keeps the mystic alive with it's
strong groove. "Hotel" is a gem, easiy a radio hit. Edie Brickell & New Bohemians comes to mind on this one.
"Fade" is yet another exceptional track, likewise "Goodbye June Fool." "Something" blends all of
the instrumentals and vocals in top form. "You Remember" has that mystic sound to it, and is another exceptional
track. Both "Should Have Known" and "Talking To Myself" blends so well. "Train" has the grit and
power of another solid radio hit. Mystic and mystery gets the last track, "Dark Rain." All of the tracks are
exceptional.
As taken from another
review of Madder Rose's Hello June Fool:
Maybe the band's uncanny ability to mix beauty with distortion - while never losing sight of the beat - is due to
hailing from the beautiful concrete palaces of New York, where you can feel both crowded and isolated at the same time.
While the band's sound is densely packed for a four piece, it exudes an almost hauntingly hollow, lonely feel like being
left alone in a house after your family's left... for good. Very true - the band's sound, the band members
exceptional instrumentations, and Mary Lorson's voice (haunting at times, yet beautifully crafted), Madder Rose has
recorded music that will definitely catch your interest, and want to hear more. Hello June Fool would be the
band's "last album" of the 1990s, until their reunion in 2019 album, To Be Beautiful, and No One Gets Hurt
Ever four years later, in 2023. Their first three albums were: Bring It Down (1993), Panic On (1994),
Tragic Magic (1997). Their EPs: Swim (1993), Car Song (1994), The Love You Save (1995).
The Madder Rose website: MadderRoseBand.com
One band that gets the comparison to many of the tracks on Madder Rose's Hello June Pool is Mazzy Star.
As mentioned, there isn't a bad track on Hello June Fool. Mystic, moody, mystery. The three best M's for it's
beauty in sound. Alternative Rock gets the genre vote, as well as great Rock music. Madder Rose Hello June Fool
is worth having. Thanks to Rick Kubic, for myself discovering his band. Highly recommened. More of Madder Rose album
reviews coming later, at future dates.
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