With end of his noise rock duo ‘68 fast approaching, fans have been wishing for Josh Scogin to take over the vocalist role recently vacated by Greg Puciato in metalcore supergroup Better Lovers. Having previously fronted mathy metalcore outfit The Chariot, some have felt Scogin could be the perfect fit. While Scogin has previously shot down the idea in social media comments, today, March 20th, he addressed the matter directly in a handwritten statement shared on his Instagram. It reads as follows:
“To the rumors of me joining Better Lovers.
First of all, let me say that I am humbled (and honestly flattered) that folks would think of me as a good frontman (front person??) for Better Lovers. That machine is such a powerhouse of greatness, that even throwing my name in the mix is high praise.
But… As much as I love the dudes and the music, I am not joining Better Lovers. I don’t really join bands. I start them. And as fun as it would be to lock ourselves in a room and create music together, I just have some other ideas brewing for now, that I want to explore.
Plus it is really important to me that folks realize
The story arc of ’68 is a standalone story and it has nothing do with any external situations (like joining another band) It is its own trajectory. Set in motion from the very beginning.
Anyway — I’m very excited to see what’s next for Better Lovers. We all chat pretty often — So I know they are cooking.
So I encourage you to enjoy their story as it unfolds. Also don’t miss the season finale of ’68 this May/June — very (very) last show in Atlanta on June 20th.
— No A.I. was used to write this. Just a dude, his thoughts and poor attention to punctuation and spelling
Josh Scogin”
