WHAT ABOUT: JUMP CLUBB

WHAT ABOUT: Jump Clubb

In 1977 Richard Hell released “Blank Generation,” a call-to-arms that clocked in just shy of three minutes. The song easily summed up the drop-in-a-bucket feeling of that day’s youth, thinking no doubt that they were simply void of any larger group. “I was saying get me out of this place,” Hell begged. After him and his Voidoids’ helped build the base for punk, the legendary No Wave scene was born and legions of innovative, refreshing and nihilistic bands were formed under the growing blanket genre.

Add thirty years and a jaunt across the county from New York to Beverly Hills, CA and you’ll land at the doorstep of another “No___” purveyor. Their called Jump Clubb and they claim their sound as “No Dance,” one they consider a “statement that questions the current state of the music listener- from LA celebrity to Brooklyn hipster.” Awe sarcasm. The self-produced and recorded band—in late ‘09— released a mixtape, a 7-song album and an iPhone app and still “want nothing to do with the fame that surrounds them on a daily basis” (reading their press release is just plain fun). Having set the indie A&R world into a who-are-they hubbub, Jump Clubb have managed to garner quite the buzz as, well denying response to any of it.

You’d never guess this snubbing while listening to their bouncy, sun-soaked lazy take on funky disco pop (a la Beat Happening or Hot Chip), or even their delicate, pulsing blogosphere-buzzing cover of Elliott Smith’s “Angeles,” but truth is, they have managed to pretty much remain mostly anonymous and it’s working for them. A rumor of a relationship to NYC/LA artist Cassettes Won’t Listen exists, but hasn’t been followed up on. There’s a total absence of band members, photos or even the possibility of playing live. Oh, and one of my favorite things- their provided management email address is fuckerr@jumpclubb.com. They might be “making music- by themselves, without worry of judgment of who they are as people,” but hints of boastfulness seep through some of their debut LP’s tracks. On “Spraypaint” a male voice, sings “I was the first one in Brooklyn, so don’t even try, I painted my name on the wall” as if it were his take on James Murphy’s “Losing My Edge,” rant. Maybe not fully in the “blank generation” category if you were the first huh Mr. Singer?

All the above aside, truth is that Jump Clubb are good. Really good. The tracks are infectious, exuberant and blissful. Try standouts “Let’s Crash This Party,” “A Frozen Hug” and “Rather Be Played” and you’ll find yourself no-dancing somewhere between the best of Balearic Swede electro-pop and sleazy, growing disco while simultaneously imagining what they/he/she creating this gem really does look like.

--Matt Draper

FUTURE SOUNDS RADIO SHOW DEBUTS

Here is more information on the artists that debuted on this week's Future Sounds radio show on WOXY......

JUMP CLUBB
http://jumpclubb.com
Hometown: Beverly Hills, CA
Track: Let’s Crash This Party

This mystery act made the decision to not have a Myspace page, so it’s up to your imagination on this one – seems like it’d be at home on Gorilla Vs. Bear. Unsigned

CLOCK OPERA
http://www.myspace.com/clockopera
Hometown: London
Track: White Noise

This East End act has been playing all the right bills, MARINA & THE DIAMONDS, YOUR TWENTIES and WAVE MACHINES, and have the industry knocking on their door. Unsigned

FOX JAWS

http://www.myspace.com/foxjaws
Hometown: Barrie, Canada
Track: Ahab’s Ghost

Five kids from Ontario make up FOX JAWS, a band that rocks in the CONSTANTINES kinda way, no nonsense indie rock. Nevado Records

ANGELA DESVEAUX
http://www.myspace.com/angeladesveaux
Hometown: Montreal
Track: Let Me Roll It

Ms Desveaux hails from Canada and loves her NEIL YOUNG, but she comes off sounding like the freshest version of LUCINDA WILLIAMS I’ve heard in some time. Thrill Jockey

WHALE TOOTH
http://www.myspace.com/whaletooth
Hometown: Toronto
Track: Hibernation Song

Based only off the self-titled EP that I have, Toronto’s WHALE TOOTH has the potential to be a breakout band. Big hooks, male/female vocals, and a great band name. Unsigned

A MOUNTAIN OF ONE

http://www.myspace.com/amountainofone
Hometown: London
Track: Bones

The new PINK FLOYD is London’s A MOUNTAIN OF ONE, my new favorite psychedelic band. The UK gets it, now let’s bring this to the States. 10 Worlds (Europe)

LISTEN TO FUTURE SOUNDS ON WOXY PLAYLIST 9.28.09

Future Sounds #40 – 09/28/2009

Jump Clubb – Let’s Crash This Party – The Love Of No Dance – Unsigned
Kids of 88 – Sugar Pills – Demos – Unsigned
Clock Opera – White Noise – Clock Opera – Unsigned
Deluka – Cascade – Mattie Full On Remix – Unsigned
Factory Floor – Lying – Demos – Unsigned

BREAK

Your Nature – Presents – EP – Unsigned
Tigers That Talked – 23 Fears – The Merchant – Bad Sneakers Records
The Brothers Movement – Standing Still – The Brothers Movement – Rocket Girl Records
Starry Saints – Go – Demos – Comet Rock
Nightmare Air – Who Who Lies Who Down – Demos – Unsigned

BREAK

Fox Jaws – Ahab’s Ghost – At Odds (or: Exercises in Separation While United in the Fall) – Nevado Records
Grooms – Dreamsucker – Rejoicer – Death By Audio
Surfer Blood – Swim (To Reach The End) – Astro Coast – Unsigned
Sleigh Bells – Infinity Guitars – 2HELLWU CD – Unsigned
The Drowning Men – Get A Heart – Beheading Of The Song Bird – Unsigned

BREAK

Babe Shadow – Sea Serpents – Demo – Unsigned
Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside – Danger – Not An Animal EP – Unsigned
Generationals – Whey They Fight, They Fight – Con Law – Park The Van
Fitz & The Tantrums – Breakin’ The Chains Of Love – Songs For A Break-Up – Future Sounds Records
Princeton – Sylvie – Cocoon Of Love – Kanine Records

BREAK

UME – East Of Hercules – UME – Unsigned
All Wrong & The Plans Change – Whiskey Birds – I’m Like Whatever – Unsigned
Michael Runion – Maxine – Our Time Will Come – Unsigned
Angela Desveaux – Let Me Roll It – If Ever I Loved EP – Thrill Jockey
Tenlons Fort – Lost In Love – Shelters Demos – Unsigned

BREAK

THE HOT 5
Red Wire Black Wire – Breathing Fire – Robots & Roses – Touch Customer
Geographer – Kites – Kites 7” – Tricycle Records
Whale Tooth – Hibernation Song – Whale Tooth EP – Unsigned
A Mountain Of One – Bones – Institute Of Joy – 10 Worlds
Silver Swans – Crimson Clover – B-Sides – Tricycle Records

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