Remember Jagaara who we introduced back in July with their song Faultline? Today the band release it as a single. This means if you wanted you could purchase it through one of the traditional gatekeepers (© Thom Yorke) of your choice.
To celebrate, here is some more Jagaara related news:
1. The band recently uploaded a video for Faultline which finds them singing in a foggy and moodily lit set behind translucent sheeting. We have no idea why - maybe they're in an isolation unit with a highly infectious disease?
2. Jagaara are out on tour in October and if you live in London, Brighton, Reading, Bristol or Bournemouth in the UK the good news is that you can see them for free (just head here for details). If you live in Norwich or Southampton, you can still see them but will have to pay. If you live anywhere in the North or outside of the UK then it’s either a long trip for you or you’ll have to wait until another time.
3. We keep spelling Jagaraa Jagara Jaguar Jagwar Ma Jagaara incorrectly. The double 'a' confuses us.
Jagaara - Faultline (Video)
“Wuh oh - we've got a new track for you! Hope you like it,” announced Jagaara on their Facebook yesterday and the answer is yes we do. Marble Arch continues to take all those reference points that we noted on our introducing piece last month (the Haim x Staves suggestion goes beyond their sisterhood and actually into the music) and develops from a docile opening section into a swelling stadium ready piece of rock / pop complete with big ‘woah-oh-oh’s’ that sound ripe for getting the lighters / phone torchlights out and bellowing along, slightly out of tune, into your friend / lover's ear.
Although we’ve yet to see the group live, in our first piece on them we suggested that if you were at Latitude festival a few weeks ago you should catch them there. We’re pleased to see that Adam from Alphabet Bands blog did exactly that and has reported back that he spent a very pleasant 30 minutes in a tent in the woods with the three sisters - lucky old him. He also reports that they are even better live than on record which means that ‘see Jagaara’ is now on our bucket list and should be on yours as well.
Jagaara - Marble Arch
Are three singing sisters a thing now? After all, we’ve had The Staves, Haim and now we have Jagaara.
Formerly known as The Edmonsons, this London based sibling trio uploaded two demos to Soundcloud just a few days ago which have got us all a jitter. Yes we repeat, these are demos, or so the band has stated, even though sound like the real and fully formed deal. OK, there’s a bit of hiss on the recordings, so maybe that needs to be cleaned up, but other than that these are pretty much perfect.
Have a listen to Faultline below and you’ll see what we mean. There’s a touch of the London Grammar’s about the songs construction, which rises from a soft comfort blanket start into a guitars going for the stars climax. And the vocals? Yes, there’s a hint of a chilled out Haim about them. In fact if we were going to suggest to Haim what to do with a second album (feel free to ask girls) we’d advise something exactly like these Jagaara tunes.
The other demo is equally impressive; a soulful and old fashioned sounding ballad called In The Night, (hear it by clicking here - sadly it's not a cover of the classic Pet Shop Boys tune). Fans of the likes of Fleetwood Mac and the much blogged (by us) band The Night VI will probably find lots to like about this song, which is a bit weird when it's called In The Night.
Jagaara are Jane, Ruth and Cat. They’ve already supported the likes of Emily & The Woods, Josh Record and Jack Garratt and have also been booked to play next weekend’s Latitude Festival on Friday 18th on the small Alcove stage. If we were going they’d be one of our must see acts. If you are, make them one of your's.
So there you have it. We can confirm that three singing sisters are now a thing.
Jagaara - Faultline
