Single Of The Day - "Insatiable" by Jody and The Jerms

Jody and The Jerms are a breath of fresh air, whose infectious, multi-textured and quietly composed music reminds me of the good old days of alternative rock, when music got you on the dance-floor and gets you to sing along with your friends. It’s music that is wonderfully familiar, yet distinctly different. Led by Jody Jeger on vocals, Jody and The Jerms are a positive blast of energy, an accomplished band that stays to the ethos of DIY of post-punk, whist singing freely in a wilderness of jangly-pop. Think Kirsty McColl, meets The Primitives, Fleetwood Mac and The Bangles in a healing circle of witchy-woo neo-folk, that joins hands with the Mellotron magic of neo-psychedelia, then you get the feel of their high-lifting vibrations. Through the sweetly singed vocals, jagged riffs, stellar synths and heavenly harmonies, Jody and The Jerms elevates the senses and evokes a sense of daydream girl meets boy commentary, whilst sugar-coated with a deadpan dose of dark romanticism. It’s music that dips effortlessly between the multi-faceted realms of post-punk, whilst levitating in the bubble-gum clouds of Indie-pop.

Following the release of their third album ,“Wonder” produced by Rides Mark Gardener and released via JATJ Records on 21^st April 2023, Jody and The Jerms have released their track “Insatiable”. Selected as The Manc Review’s “Single Of The Day”, Insatiable is a retro-cool revival of music that connects and sings straight from the heart of new wave and pulses from the pathways of indie-pop. It’s a catchy number that stomps in the side lines of post-punk and swings from the invocation of twee-pop. It’s a comic strip of power-pop-art that glosses over the lovelorn lyrics with a gush of hazy harmonies. It’s a breezy head spinner that takes you back to the cool days of 80s college-rock, whilst rewriting the words on the back of the locker doors with a sophisticated dose of anarchy.

Order the ‘Wonder’ album https://jodyandthejerms.ffm.to/wonder
Download the single  https://jodyandthejerms.ffm.to/insatiable
Download the single  https://jodyandthejerms.ffm.to/startedsomething
Tour dates  https://jodyandthejerms.com/live

As of April 21, the ‘Wonder’ album is available on Bandcamp, Spotify, Apple Music and other fine digital music platforms. It will also be released on limited edition CD and pretty pink vinyl. Jody and the Jerms are touring the UK in support of this release. Tickets can be ordered at https://jodyandthejerms.com/live

TRACK LIST
01. Started Something
02. Counting Dreams
03. Safe
04. The Harder I Try
05. Intuition
06. Last Ones Standing
07. Just For Show
08. Insatiable
09. Don’t Look Back
10. Waves
11. Bare
12. Get Your Feet Out Of My Shoes

ALBUM CREDITS
All songs written by Jody and the Jerms
except ‘Get Your Feet Of My Shoes’ originally recorded by Boothill Foot Tappers (1984) and written by Chris Thompson
Jody Jeger – vocals
Niall Jeger – guitars & vocals
Peter James Millson – guitars & vocals
Robert Anwood – piano & synth
David Meaden – bass
Alex Bridge – drums & percussion (apart from ‘Don’t Look Back’)
Steve Clark – drums, percussion, Melotron & vocals on ‘Don’t Look Back’
Drew Atkins – bass on ‘Safe’, ‘Just For Show’ & ‘Last Ones Standing’
Andy Boyd – trumpet on ‘Bare’
Produced, mixed and mastered by Mark Gardener at OX4 Sound Studio
except ‘Bare’, ‘Intuition’, ‘Don’t Look Back’, ‘Get Your Feet Out Of My Shoes’ & ‘Insatiable’ mixed by Mike Bannard at Safehouse Studio, Oxford.
Cover artwork and design by Tim Manners

TOUR DATES
Wed., May 3rd EDINBURGH – Leith Depot @7pm
Thu., May 4th GLASGOW – Slouch @8pm
Fri., May 5th YORK – FortyFive Vinyl Cafe @7pm
Sat., May 6th MANCHESTER – R-Fest at Retro @6pm
Sun., May 7th LONDON – Off the Cuff, SE240JN (with Jinder) @7pm
Sat., May 20th WOKINGHAM – Hope and Anchor @7pm
Sun., May 28th LIVERPOOL – Cavern Club (for IPO Festival)
Fri., June 2nd BRISTOL – The Thunderbolt @8pm
Sat., June 17th OXFORD – GLO-Fest
Thu, June 22nd BRACKNELL – The Couch @8pm
Sun, July 2nd PORLOCK / MINEHEAD, SOMERSET – Weirfest at Porlock Weir @7pm
Sat., July 15th BRIDPORT – Jurassic Fields
Sat., July 15th ALDERSHOT – West End Centre (for Westival)
Sat., July 22nd GUILDFORD – Guildford Beer Festival
Sat., Aug 5th GLOUCESTER – Millwood Cam Festival @7pm
Thu., Aug 31st BLANFORD – Hall & Woodhead @7pm
Sat., Sept. 16th – SWINDON – Swindon Arts Centre