Kevin Bronson on March 31st, 2020

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* Updated with the release of “Cold Wave”

If COVID-19 could be struck down by the sheer force of rock ’n’ roll, we nominate Spare Parts for Broken Hearts to lead the charge. In the ninth of Buzz Bands LA’s interview/artist playlist series QUARANTUNES, SP4BH confess “who knows what time or day it is,” even if their resolve to carry on is as strong as ever.

THE LATEST FROM SPARE PARTS FOR BROKEN HEARTS

Spare Parts for Broken Hearts — the trio of singer-guitarist Sarah Green, bassist Jonny Cifuentes and drummer Jessica Lankford — released their latest single last August. “Big Win” is exemplary of the trio’s gloriously gutsy take on grunge-era hard rock, and it garnered approval from several tastemaker playlists who specialize in rock. SP4BH has been steadily working on a full album — in fact, their new single “Cold Wave” arrives next week, so stay tuned.

HOW ARE YOU HOLDING UP AND WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO MANAGE THE ‘STAY AT HOME’ EDICT?

The only way to tell it’s a new day is a new first cup of coffee — who knows what time or day it is. Holding up just fine, just wish we were all doing that together. We’re staying connected and checking in. We all have our ways of coping individually, but music is what’s still holding everything together: creating it, listening to it, learning it and sharing it.

WHAT ARE YOU MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO WHEN THIS IS OVER?

Playing live and going back to what we were doing. We can’t wait to get back in the studio and continue recording our album, the music video for our upcoming single, touring and supporting our music community. We’ve always been a band that rehearses twice a week no matter what, so getting back to our routine of spending time together in that room is the best thing we can look forward to right now.

ANYTHING WE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THIS PLAYLIST?

These are all songs we collectively listen to or that have influenced the sound of Spare Parts, and the curation of the order is intentional for your experience.