Jody & The Jerms: Hooch And Happiness
(Self-Launched on JATJ Information)
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Oxford’s very personal purveyors of indie pop, Jody & The Jerms, launch their first single in 2025, Hooch And Happiness. And for a band who overtly maintain up a really vivid candle to the great skills of Kirsty MacColl, it is a track which has all of the fascinating allure, infectious melodies and delightful harmonies that have been at all times such an indicator of their inspirational mentor.
Jody & The Jerms shaped as a sextet in 2020 in St Clements, Oxford and really rapidly began to trend their very own model of melodic and uplifting indie pop by means of their dwell reveals, taking a lot inspiration from the likes of Blondie and Kirsty MacColl. And so they didn’t cling round a lot in releasing songs, having already notched up three full albums in Deeper (2020), Flicker (2022), and Fonder (2023), with their fourth now scheduled for summer season 2025. Upfront of that, we now get the primary taster of the forthcoming album by means of the one Hooch And Happiness which was recorded at Safehouse Studios in Oxford underneath the jurisdiction of Mike Bannard.
Opening with a vivid melodious allure overlaid with jangling guitars, we’re instantly transported to a basic period of indie pop, with a shaft of joyful nostalgia sweeping by means of the airwaves. As soon as the alluring vocals kick in and the partaking narrative unfolds, reflecting again on carefree instances when “Driving round in a cloud of desires”, the track develops an irresistible allure because the sturdy hooks and placing harmonies take over. While there are sturdy reference factors to their musical mentors, there is no such thing as a doubt that Jody & The Jerms are crafting a sound very a lot their very own.
The band includes Jody Jeger on vocals, Salma Craig on guitar and backing vocals, Niall Jeger on guitars, Rob Timms on keyboards, Sam Hutchinson on bass and Steve Clark on drums and backing vocals. On this single they’re additionally joined by Peter James Millson on guitar. Having already been championed by the likes of the late Janice Lengthy, and having their earlier album produced by Trip frontman Mark Gardener, the band are clearly on an upward trajectory.
Jody & The Jerms have carried out tons of of reveals and festivals throughout the UK and past, and have already got a lot of dwell reveals confirmed for 2025 that are as follows:
February
22 Oxford, O2
April
03 Thame, Thame Snooker Membership
06 Oxford, The Tree, Iffley
Could
25-June 1 Liverpool – IPO Pageant, Cavern Membership
June
05 London, Star Of Kings, Kings Cross (with David Woodcock)
06 Banbury, Strummer Room
07 Newcastle, Widespread Room (with Frank and Walters)
October
03 Oxford, Florence Park Group Centre
04 Cheltenham, Somerset Arms (with The Stanways)
Tickets for dwell reveals will be purchased right here.
You possibly can stream the one right here or purchase it right here.
You’ll find Jody & The Jerms on Fb, X (Twitter), Instagram, Bandcamp and their web site.
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All phrases by Ian Corbridge. You’ll find extra of his writing at his writer profile right here.
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