Jessicas Brother Jessicas Brother SKU: FIKA065LP Barcode: 5057805017424 15.00 £15.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: Fika Recordings Released Date: 20th July 2018 Buying Format: 1LP Includes Download Code Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info Jessica’s Brother is the eponymous debut album from London trio Jessica’s Brother, comprised of songwriter Tom Charleston, Jonny Helm ( The Wave Pictures) and Charlie Higgs (Ramshackle Union Band). Channelling the spirit of the Brothers Grimm to create an otherworldly atmosphere, they weave their motley influences together making a rich and eclectic vision, with nods to Silver Jews, Jason Molina, Nick Cave, Richard Thompson and Neil Young. There are themes of joy, anger and silliness in a carefully crafted world with a colourful cast of characters. The trio formed in October 2016. Jonny and Charlie worked together in a framing business and had often talked about collaborating in a band together. Fate intervened when Jonny’s girlfriend Jessica introduced him to her brother Tom, and they found a songwriter in waiting. The trio clicked immediately and just nine months later they recorded the album with Laurie Sherman with input from Darren Hayman. A few other friends joined them including Dan Mayfield (Enderby’s Room), who added a dose of Bad Seeds/Dirty Three vibes on the violin and Paul Rains (Allo Darlin’/Tigercats) on guitar. With Jessica’s Brother, we see Tom Charleston’s songwriting blossoming in to a tour de force. Influenced more by poets than other musicians, he cites John Ashbery, T.S. Eliot and Philip Larkin as inspirations. His modestly lofty ambitions have paid off, with ten startling individual vignettes telling their own stories from a variety of narrator’s points of view. He tackles difficult subjects such as gender equality and the destructive nature of masculinity. These can be seen in tracks such as “One Of The Guys”, about the toxic nature of being one of the guys in a predatory pack, lamenting the masculine essentialism owned and largely perpetuated by the male sex. The single “Overnight Horror” revolves around the macho-masculine nightmare where, as Charleston explains, “the world has gone head-over-heels shitward and the narrator is reduced to selling his daughter or his wife to stay alive.”All The Better”, is a hushed, eerie folk song exploring the melancholy and optimism of breaching adolescence and the limbo before adulthood; a simple tale of growing up. “Humdinger” is perhaps the one song on the album where the narrator is at ease with himself and the world. Though there are moments where this tranquility is nudged by outside tremors, so we know this moment is ephemeral. Weaving a variety of influences from jangly indie-rock to gothic country and contemplative psych folk, Jessica’s Brother create the sound of a band coming together and getting caught up in the rush of starting new and enjoyable. Already lauded by the likes of The Guardian and the Saatchi Magazine the scene is set for a bright future. “Jessica’s Brother’s shambling nerdcore is clearly a passion project intended to please only themselves. Good for them…A jingling rush that would have headed John Peel’s Festive 50 in another life.” The Guardian “A band to fall in love with… there is no derivative pastiche or homage here. It all feels right, and, as with the best bands, they make it sound new.” Saatchi Magazine Artist Jessicas Brother Genre Americana / Country Label Fika Recordings Buying Options 1LP Includes Download Code Format 1LP , Includes Download Code Condition New Country United Kingdom Track Listings A1) Getting Obscene A2) All the Better A3) One of the Guys A4) Dylan A5) Humdinger B1) Overnight Horror B2) Come Around B3) Hare B4) Lulu Walls B5) Cold, White and Blue Day Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Americana / Country View Product Quick View Chad Vangaalen Light Information Americana / Country | Sub Pop | 2LP, Includes Download Code Released 8th September 2017 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Chad Vangaalen Light Information £19.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: Sub Pop SKU: SP1203 Formats: 2LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 8th September 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Shirley Hurt Shirley Hurt Americana / Country | Melodic | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released 8th December 2023 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Shirley Hurt Shirley Hurt £19.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: Melodic SKU: MELO139LP Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released Date: 8th December 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nearly New View Product Quick View Bill Keith And Jim Rooney The Collection Americana / Country | Waterfront | 1LP Released 17th November 2022 £8.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Bill Keith And Jim Rooney The Collection £8.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: Waterfront SKU: nn253586 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 17th November 2022 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Greg Graffin Millport (Indie Exclusive) Americana / Country | Epitaph | 180g, 2LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes 7", Includes Download Code Released 6th March 2017 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Greg Graffin Millport (Indie Exclusive) £18.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: Epitaph SKU: 8714092749632 Formats: 180g, 2LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes 7", Includes Download Code Released Date: 6th March 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Aaron Lee Tasjan Karma For Cheap Americana / Country | New West | 1LP Released 31st August 2018 £15.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Aaron Lee Tasjan Karma For Cheap £15.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: New West SKU: NW5258 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 31st August 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View D'Virgilio Morse & Jennings Troika Americana / Country | Inside Out | 2LP, Etched, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes CD Released 25th February 2022 £25.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders D'Virgilio Morse & Jennings Troika £25.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: Inside Out SKU: 19439936121 Formats: 2LP, Etched, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes CD Released Date: 25th February 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Leyla McCalla Breaking The Thermometer Americana / Country | Anti | 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 24th June 2022 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Leyla McCalla Breaking The Thermometer £22.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: Anti SKU: 279121 Formats: 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 24th June 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Willie Nelson Band of Brothers Americana / Country | Music On Vinyl | 180g, 1LP Released 30th June 2014 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Willie Nelson Band of Brothers £21.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: Music On Vinyl SKU: MOVLP1152 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 30th June 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Leeroy Stagger Strange Path Americana / Country | True North Records | 1LP Released 13th September 2019 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Leeroy Stagger Strange Path £17.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: True North Records SKU: TND730V Formats: 1LP Released Date: 13th September 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Johnny Cash Hello I’m Johnny Cash Americana / Country | Music On Vinyl | 180g, 1LP Released 17th September 2012 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Johnny Cash Hello I’m Johnny Cash £20.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: Music On Vinyl SKU: MOVLP585 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 17th September 2012 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Americana / Country Start again
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