JC Autobody

JC Autobody is a project formed in 2009 drawing influence from noise rock, punk rock and proto-metal. The lyrics are typically lo-brow and describe characters and scenes from a fantasy Rust Belt mythos heavily influenced by Newby's own experiences in Central Indiana.

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The first EP, TRASH, was released in 2009 and featured a cover of a rare 1958 blues song called "7-Up and Whiskey" by Jonathon's grandfather. The Lifetaker EP was released in 2010 and established JC Autobody's standing in the synch world by earning a number of placements that would fund a number of subsequent releases. 

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2014 and 2015 saw a series of new releases including Indiana, which evolved the style and sound further into noise, and the fourth installment and first official full-length, Young Tobacco, which took the project in a more polished proto-metal direction. Witches was released on Halloween in 2015 and thematically centered around the defunct Central Indiana Hospital for the Insane.

 

Autobody's sixth release, the 2018 full-length Turbo, was  released on Halloween in partnership with Seeing Red Records on limited edition vinyl, and stylistically ventured into shock rock, glam rock and classic doom. 

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JC Autobody has done limited touring in Chicago, Indianapolis and Muncie, IN. 

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Live personnel:

Brian Wyrick - guitar

Eric Johnson - guitar

Russ Cogdell - drums

Nic Newby - keyboard

Mina Keohane - keyboard​