"These rules apply for me to win. They're sewn beneath my skin with gold and silver swirls." Although this is the opening lyric of the new Lovie EP, "Because Of My Mattress," it's completely opposite of the way Lovie works. Lovie is a band that likes to go about its business in "wheels off" ways that have included: * playing at designer clothing stores in exchange for new outfits * traveling from Dallas to NYC to play a non-paid, 4-song set at Arlene's Grocery * playing non-traditional gigs at pet adoption fairs, runners' club marathons and new car unveilings at luxury car dealerships * posing "topless" for their album cover * and having the balls to call up famed Flaming Lips producer, David Fridmann, to record their new EP... Although Fridmann was booked with MGMT, he sent Lovie in the direction of NYC-based Bill Racine, his former right hand man and a producer who has worked with the likes of Mates of State and Rogue Wave. Bill got o...