View basket “Man Of Simple Pleasures” has been added to your basket. View basket “Sweet Revolution” has been added to your basket. 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 Mountain Goats, The Beat The Champ Americana / Country | Merge | 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes Download Code Released 13th April 2015 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Mountain Goats, The Beat The Champ £22.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: Merge SKU: MRG516LP Formats: 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes Download Code Released Date: 13th April 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Shaver Victory Americana / Country | New West | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 21st April 2023 £27.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Shaver Victory £27.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: New West SKU: LPNW5715C Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 21st April 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Old 97's Most Messed Up Americana / Country | ATO | 1LP Released 13th May 2014 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Old 97's Most Messed Up £21.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: ATO SKU: ATO98718 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 13th May 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Amanda Shires Take It Like A Man Americana / Country | ATO | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 29th July 2022 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Amanda Shires Take It Like A Man £20.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: ATO SKU: ATO0607LP Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 29th July 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View John Prine John Prine (Live) Americana / Country | Oh Boy Records | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 11th December 2020 £20.00 Select options John Prine John Prine (Live) £20.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: Oh Boy Records Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 11th December 2020 Read More Select options View Product Quick View Mountain Goats, The The Life Of The World To Come Americana / Country | 4AD | 1LP Released 5th October 2009 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Mountain Goats, The The Life Of The World To Come £23.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: 4AD SKU: CAD2932 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 5th October 2009 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Jack Broadbent Moonshine Blue Americana / Country | Crows Feet | 1LP Released 21st February 2020 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Jack Broadbent Moonshine Blue £16.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: Crows Feet SKU: CF004LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 21st February 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Jim Sullivan Jim Sullivan Americana / Country | Light In The Attic | 1LP Released 25th October 2019 £31.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Jim Sullivan Jim Sullivan £31.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: Light In The Attic SKU: LITA177-1 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 25th October 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit Live From Alabama Americana / Country | Lightning Rod | 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 23rd February 2024 £31.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit Live From Alabama £31.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: Lightning Rod SKU: LPLROD78973 Formats: 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 23rd February 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Chris Thile Laysongs Americana / Country | Nonesuch | 1LP Released 4th June 2021 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Chris Thile Laysongs £18.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: Nonesuch SKU: 0075597916171 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 4th June 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Americana / Country Start again
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