Bug Hunter (band)

Bug Hunter is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 2014 by lead vocalist and guitarist Cody 'Bug' Hunter. It began as a solo project by Hunter and later formed as a full band, with members consisting of Hunter, Moe Hussein, Marcus Alcantara, Jesse Gallaway, and Kyle Hodgkinson.

As of November 2023, they have amassed over 151 thousand monthly listeners on Spotify.

History
In the spring of 2012, Cody Hunter began writing songs as a college student while taking music classes. Hunter later accumulated 70 written songs and began performing at open mics in Seattle, Washington in 2014. While working a full-time job, Hunter recorded some of these songs in his home's closet, and independently released Surge of Confidence under the name Bug on November 20, 2015. Hunter later recruited guitarist Moe Hussein, drummer Marcus Alcantara, and bassist Jesse Gallaway, renaming the band Bug Hunter and releasing their debut studio album Torn Between a Couple on March 20, 2017.

On July 17, 2017, Bug Hunter released the single "Dear McCracken", which received attention on streaming platforms and became the band's first song to amass over a million streams on Spotify. This led to the band starting a Kickstarter campaign to fund their second studio album The Rough Draft, which would contain the single. It reached 103% of its $4,500 goal and was later released on November 20, 2018. The band then released the single "Take It Back" on September 20, 2019, appearing on their third studio album Bigger Than Myself alongside later singles "Pebbles" and "Pinecones". Bug Hunter once again used Kickstarter to fund it, receiving 154% of a $10,000 goal and releasing the album on August 20, 2020. The band's lineup changed during this time, with Gallaway filling Hussein's position as guitarist and Kyle Hodgkinson joining the band to replace Alcantara as a drummer.

Bug Hunter released "2 Bed, 2 Bath (and a Ghost)", the lead single off Happiness (Without a Catch), on April 29, 2022. The album's corresponding Kickstarter campaign achieved 221% of its goal, funding the album with $33,200. Two more singles were released in 2023 in promotion of it: "Shocking Plot Twist" and "Platonic Best Friend". Their fourth studio album was released on September 8, 2023. Hunter has additionally co-hosted several seasons of the podcast Jam Mechanics with the Narcissist Cookbook.