Biography

BOYSTOWN Boystown was a five piece rock band from New Jersey formed in 1987 and began playing the same Jersey bars that Bruce Springsteen and Bon Jovi came from. They played clubs across the USA opened for Jon Entwistle, The Hooters, New Kids On the Block and The Romantics. The single "Way Of The World" was released on the indie UK label AIR RECORDS in 1989 followed by a UK tour. The album was well recived by critics with articles in Kerrang Magazine comparing the bands energy to The Who and lead singer David Polemeni's vocal to Paul Rogers ( Bad Company), Lou Gramm (Foreigner). The band developed their sound with producer David Prater (Firehouse, Dream Theatre, Glen Burtnick)who produced seven of the tracks on this record. Oil & Water and Angels With Dirty Faces were produced by Aaron Zigman ( Phil Collins). The disc you have contains the core members of Boystown. They are David Polemeni, Bobby Guy, Joey Sykes, John Teto and Nelson Williams. I Need Shelter and Get Up were featured on the television show 21 Jump Street. In 2020 they launched several live videos on their new YouTube Channel : I Need Shelter, Angels With Dirty Faces, Way Of The World & Lights Go Out. In March and April of 2023 Boystown will release two singles : Gutters & Rainbows and When The Lights Go Out. Look for I Need Shelter and Way of the World in the 2024 film Blood Streams starring Dolph Lundgren & Yuji Okumoto.