Jools (band)

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Not to be confused with Jools Holland.

Jools
OriginLeicester, England, United Kingdom
Genres
Years active2019 (2019)–
Labels
  • These Bloody Thieves
Websitejoolsbandjools.com
MembersMitchell Gordon
Ellis Crowson
Tom Selby
Pete McLeod
Jacob Welsh
Ryan Chapman

Jools is a British noise rock band based in Leicester. The band includes drummer Pete McLeod, guitarists Tom Selby, Ryan Chapman, vocalists Mitchell Gordon and Ellis Crowson on vocals, and bassist Jacob Welsh.

History[]

Jools formed in Leicester in early 2019 with members Mitchell Gordon, Ellis Crowson, Chris Johnston, Sam Shooter, Tom Selby, and Pete McLeod. The band took their name "Jools" from Jools Holland, after they watched the band Shame, perform on Holland's late-night talk show, Later... with Jools Holland.[1]

The band describes their sound as being influenced by the Beat Generation movement, and describe bands such as The Cure, Pixies and The Streets as influences.

On 12 November 2019, Jools released their first single, "Hysterical Starving Naked".[2] In describing the track, Ellie Howorth from LDOI said that the band takes "gritty punk vocals, and places them alongside roaring guitars, broad basslines and thrashing drums, crafting a pit-inducing heavy rock sound."[2] Following the release of the single, Jools was compared to several post-punk and noise rock bands from the region, including IDLES, Shame, and Fontaines D.C.[3]

In early 2020, Jools signed with These Bloody Thieves Records, and released their second single, "Spineless" on 27 March 2020, which was lauded by some critics for the pro-socialist lyrics.[4] Matthew Brocklehurt, writing for When the Horn Blows called "Spineless" the band coming into their own.[5]

Discography[]

Singles[]

  • "Hysterical Starving Naked" (2019)[6]
  • "Spineless" (2020)
  • "How Can Some Experience What Pride Is Without Liberation for All" (2020)
  • "Cross-Dressing in a Freudian Slip" (2020)

References[]

  1. ^ Rowell, Corrine (12 November 2019). "Jools: Hysterical Starving Naked". Destroy Exist. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b Howorth, Ellie (14 November 2019). "Jools release 'Hysterical Starving Naked'". Little Dose of Indie. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  3. ^ Kirk, Harriet. "Leicester sextet Jools release fuzzy and snarly punk rock debut". Indie Central Music. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  4. ^ Bambridge, Fred (21 April 2020). "Jools unleash their new single "Spineless"". It's All Indie. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  5. ^ Brocklehurst, Matthew (14 April 2020). "Jools - 'Spineless'". When the Horn Blows. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  6. ^ Maloney, Carl (14 November 2019). "Introducing – JOOLS: Hysterical Starving Naked". Reyt Good Music Magazine. Retrieved 3 March 2021.

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