Bludgers

Adopting their moniker from a New Zealand/Australian slang expression for freeloaders, Champaign, Illinois' the Bludgers found regional success in the mid- to late 1990s with a sound that combined open-road Americana and bracing power pop. The band went on hiatus in 1997, but reunited in 2017 and released the full-length effort Separate Ways, An EP, Full Steam Ahead, followed in 2020. Featuring the talents of vocalist John Pheloung, guitarist Andy Leach, bassist Craig Walls, and drummer Sean Fogarty, the Bludgers issued their debut album, History of the World, in 1994 on Ham...