LVLup
LVL UP was an American lo-fi band from Purchase, New York. Formed in 2011 at
SUNY Purchase by Mike Caridi, Dave Benton, and Ben Smith, the group initially
aimed to release a split cassette with Nick Corbo's solo material but instead
debuted as a full band with Space Brothers via Evil Weevil Records that year.
Greg Rutkin joined for their first live performance. Smith left before the
release of their second album, Hoodwink'd (2014), which was released jointly by
Double Double Whammy and Exploding in Sound. Their third LP, Return to Love, was
released by Sub Pop in 2016 and receive...
