Vigilantes of Love was a rock band fronted by Bill Mallonee and formed in Athens, Georgia, United States. Mallonee sang, played lead and rhythm guitar and harmonica, and from time to time also played drums. The band takes its name from the New Order song "Love Vigilantes," although their sound tends more to folk, Americana, and country rock than New Wave. Their 2001 album Summershine also showed some movement toward Brit-pop and R.E.M.-style college rock, which would be more fully explored in Mallonee's solo career.