Cupid Car Club

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Cupid Car Club

Background information
Years active	1993
Label(s)	Kill Rock Stars
Former members
Ian Svenonius James Canty Steve Gamboa Kim Thompson

Cupid Car Club, also known as Cupid Car M.P., was a short-lived band consisting of Ian Svenonius on vocals, James Canty on guitar, Steve Gamboa on drums (all of which were previously members of Nation of Ulysses and later went on to form The Make-Up), and Kim Thompson (of The Delta 72) on bass and vocals.^[1]

They released one 7" EP on Kill Rock Stars, called Join our Club. Cupid Car Club also appeared on the Rock Stars Kill and Some Songs compilations, also under the Kill Rock Stars label.

The band's lyrical content, album art, and promotional material tended to stray towards a morbid playfulness, containing many references to topics such as suicide, child custody, and cults.

1 Join our Club
2 Track listing
3 Other appearances on compilations
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Join our Club

Join our Club

EP by Cupid Car Club
Released	1993
Recorded	Pirate House
Label	Kill Rock Stars
Producer	Brendan Canty Guy Picciotto

Join our Club, sometimes known as Werewolves!, was the only EP from the short-lived band Cupid Car Club.

The track "Grape Juice Plus" borrows it's name from the term used by Dr. Lewis Dickson to describe wine to Zira in Escape from the Planet of the Apes. Also, the lyrics "Did you have the dream now about the boy" and "Don't you got it good now so I can shoot my little girl" are direct reference to 1991's The Rapture (film). Svenonius has a penchant for obscure film references and name-dropping (most obvious in David Candy's Play Power).

[edit] Track listing

"Edge of the Envelope" − 2:10
"Vapor Rib-Out"
"Child Custody Commandos"
"Grape Juice Plus" − 3:49

[edit] Other appearances on compilations

Year	Title	Track(s)	Label	Other
1994	Rock Stars Kill	"M.P. Skulkers"	Veriform Records	Consists of a CD, LP, and a 7 inch. "M.P. Skulkers" appears only on CD and LP pressings.^[2] "M.P. Skulkers" does not appear on any other release, including Join our Club.
1997	Some Songs	"Grape Juice Plus"	Kill Rock Stars