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 Drive-By Truckers Alabama Ass Whupping Americana / Country | ATO | 2LP, Includes Download Code Released 12th October 2013 £25.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Drive-By Truckers Alabama Ass Whupping £25.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: ATO SKU: AATO87811 Formats: 2LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 12th October 2013 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Corb Lund Agricultural Tragic – Limited Edition Americana / Country | New West | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 19th November 2021 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Corb Lund Agricultural Tragic – Limited Edition £19.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: New West SKU: NW5546LP Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 19th November 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders On Sale View Product Quick View Greensky Bluegrass Stress Dreams Americana / Country | Big Blue Zoo Records | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 21st January 2022 £13.99 - £20.00 £20.00 Select options Reserve View Reservations Greensky Bluegrass Stress Dreams £13.99 - £20.00 £20.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: Big Blue Zoo Records Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 21st January 2022 Reserve View Reservations Read More Select options View Product Quick View Our Native Daughters Songs Of Our Native Daughters Americana / Country | Smithsonian Folkways | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 15th November 2019 £24.00 - £25.00 Select options Our Native Daughters Songs Of Our Native Daughters £24.00 - £25.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: Smithsonian Folkways Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 15th November 2019 Read More Select options View Product Quick View Hannah White Sweet Revolution Americana / Country | The Last Music Company | 1LP Released 3rd November 2023 £19.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Hannah White Sweet Revolution £19.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: The Last Music Company SKU: LMLP235 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 3rd November 2023 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Tanya Tucker Sweet Western Sound Americana / Country | Fantasy | 1LP Released 8th September 2023 £TBC Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Tanya Tucker Sweet Western Sound £TBC Genre: Americana / Country Label: Fantasy SKU: 7248196 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 8th September 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders 2023's picks View Product Quick View Bennett Wilson Poole I Saw A Star Behind Your Eyes, Don’t Let It Die Away Americana / Country | BWP | 1LP Released 31st March 2023 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Bennett Wilson Poole I Saw A Star Behind Your Eyes, Don’t Let It Die Away £19.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: BWP SKU: ZAP2LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 31st March 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Hank Williams I Saw The Light: The Unreleased Recodings Americana / Country | Time Life | 180g, 1LP Released 16th October 2015 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Hank Williams I Saw The Light: The Unreleased Recodings £20.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: Time Life SKU: 610583522525 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 16th October 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Hayes Carll You Get It All Americana / Country | Dualtone | 1LP Released 19th November 2021 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Hayes Carll You Get It All £17.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: Dualtone SKU: DUA2283LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 19th November 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Bailey Zimmerman Religiously, The Album Americana / Country | Warner Nashville | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 4th August 2023 £50.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Bailey Zimmerman Religiously, The Album £50.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: Warner Nashville SKU: 0093624862970 Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 4th August 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Americana / Country Start again
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