Litvar is an American indie band formed in Willimantic, Connecticut and is made up of Rex Thurstan, Violet Falkowski, Joe Lemieux, and John Blues McCarthy. Litvar’s early beginnings come from the childhood friendship of Rex and Violet, who have been playing and writing music together since high school. While working together as songwriters in various bands and projects, they met Joe at a local Connecticut show at a VFW in 2019. Upon meeting, Joe immediately asked to be Rex and Violet’s drummer, and he started playing shows with them in the local music scene. When Covid hit in early 2020, Joe and Rex were living together in Willimantic, and started working on a collection of songs that became the debut album of a new band, Litvar. The duo released the single ‘Hi I’m Andy’ in May 2020, and quickly started developing a cult fanbase, amassing over 100,000 streams and building a loyal online following. The full album, “The Greatest Movie of All Time” followed in September, catching the eye of indie label Mother West. Litvar signed to Mother West in October 2020, and re-released ‘The Greatest Movie of All Time” on Vinyl, followed by a radio campaign that saw the record reaching #193 on the NACC charts.
