We often use words like "secretive" with jj, but fresh off a couple of gems, these two new tracks come with a back story. In rhyme.
OK, jj went to malaga to have some fun, get some sun and 2 albums done. it was back in the fall of 2008 when they had both lost their virginity to insanity and were looking for moments of clarity. a plane to spain felt like a reasonable opportunity.
so with money in the bank, nobody to thank, it started with a drank.
and a couple of hours later the on the 29th of september they had felt the first breeze coming in from africa, sweet winds of melodies pure and true.
The delicate harmonica-fronted (and Caribbean-minded) "Let Go" appears on jj's forthcoming Secretly Canadian debut,jj nº 3. "My Way" doesn't, because it'd probably be a pain to get the Lil' Wayne and Charles Manson samples cleared. The vocal line sorta sounds like Bone Thugs-n-Harmony's "Tha Crossroads."
jj - "Let Go" (MP3)
jj - "My Way" (MP3)
The two songs and back story show up via of Sincerely Yours. jj nº 3 is out 3/9 via Secretly Canadian. Keep eyes peeled for SXSW dates. After that they're on tour with The xx.
03/22 - Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon #
03/24 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl #
03/25 - Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle #
03/28 - Washington, DC @ Sixth & I Historic Synagogue #
03/29 - Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church #
03/30 - Brooklyn, NY @ Knitting Factory
03/31 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall #
04/02 - Boston, MA @ Paradise #
04/04 - Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Theatre #
04/05 - Columbus, OH @ Wexner Center #
04/06 - Bloomington, IN @ Buskirk Chumley Theater #
04/08 - Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall #
04/09 - Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theatre #
04/12 - Bellingham, WA @ The Nightlight Lounge #
04/13 - Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom #
04/14 - Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom #
04/16 - San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill #
04/17 - Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex %
#w/ The xx
% w/ Delorean
