The band variously known as Mr Anyway’s Holey Spirits is otherwise The Bug Club, for reals.

The Bug Club in session to get the Holiday weekend started – recorded for Marc Riley at BBC 6 Music on May 13th.

The Bug Club formed in 2016 by brothers Sam and Ross Willmett and Tilly Harris, the current lineup consists of Sam Willmett (guitar, vocals) and Tilly Harris (bass, vocals). Initially playing blues music, the band now has a contemporary indie rock sound and is signed to Sub Pop.

They released their debut single, “We Don’t Need Room For Loving”, in April 2021, followed by the EP Launching Moondream One later that month. Both on Sheffield-based record label Bingo Records. Another single, “Checkmate”, was also released to promote the EP. The cover art for the EP, singles, as well as every release since then was done by Ben Hall of Mr Ben & the Bens, as was the production done by Tom Rees of Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard.

The band started out 2022 by releasing the Intellectuals EP and touring the UK, as well as performing in Madrid. After releasing a double single titled Two Beauties, the band announced their debut album, Green Dream In F#, promoted by another UK tour and two singles, “It’s Art” and “Love is a Painting”, both of which were their most successful releases to date with consistent radio play and hundreds of thousands of online listens. The album was released on October 14, 2022, to critical acclaim. Around the time of Green Dream’s promotion, the band signed to We Are Busy Bodies for their North American releases.

After signing to US label Sub Pop the band announced that their third album, On The Intricate Inner Workings Of The System…, would be released on 30 August 2023. It was again recorded with Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard’s Tom Rees at his Rat Trap studio in Cardiff.

Following the release of their single “Have You Ever Been To Wales” in February 2025, the band’s next album, Very Human Features was announced to be released in June 2025.

On February 18, 2026, the band released the single “Watching the Omnibus”, alongside an announcement for their seventh studio album, Every Single Muscle, slated for release on May 29th.

So you’re all caught up and ready to hit the Play button and get ready for Saturday.