Ja Ja Ja to return with exclusive Hoxton show before regular Lexington slot
aaamusic | On 23, Aug 2011
The Return of…..
In Association with
Thursday 29th September @ Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen, London
(For One Month Only Before Returning to Resident Monthly Spot @ The Lexington)
**SONDRE LERCHE ** LCMDF ** SYKUR**
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Brand New JA JA JA Blog Launches, In Conjunction with The Line of Best Fit: http://www.jajajamusic.com/
Visit JA JA JA Blog Now for Exclusive Premiere of LCMDF’s ‘Take Me To The Mountains’ Video
+ Music from All Three Acts Playing September’s JA JA JA.
After its annual summer hiatus, the UK’s no. 1 Nordic night is back. JA JA JA returns with an incredible line-up. Entertainment Weekly have described SONDRE LERCHE as “indie-rock’s Burt Bacharach with his clever, unobtrusive lyrics and artful melody of jazzy folk with punchy power pop”. The Norwegian-born solo artist now resides in Brooklyn, where “his honeyed voice and unfailing pop craft – Spin and skills as “a dependably intriguing wordsmith” – Rolling Stone are widely celebrated, and his live shows have had the likes of New York Times rave that “(Sondre Lerche’s) love songs are also about loving songwriting, and when he performs he’s like a magician who reveals how a trick is done, then makes it startling anyway”. Sondre Lerche has released eight albums including two soundtracks.
LCMDF are all Technicolour energy, stabbing synths, tropical vibes and pure, unapologetic alt-pop; a sound Notion magazine aptly described as “explosive and maximilist”. Their debut album ‘Love and Nature’ was Artrocker’s 5 star ‘Album of the Month’, calling the Finnish sister duo “wild, multi-dimensional, a little bit kinky and as fresh and wild as anything on the moon of Pandora” while across the pond NYLON rightly called them “Finland’s finest musical export”.
LCMDF’s Brand New Video for ‘Take Me To The Mountains’ (out 12th September) Premieres Exclusively on Ja Ja Ja’s Brand New Blog Today!: http://www.jajajamusic.com/
Starting the evening’s Nordic extravaganza on a high – both visually and musically – will be young electro trio SYKUR from Reykjavik, Iceland who’ve already had Dazed Digital urging music lovers and party-goers everywhere to “get in early on these guys; then gorge, dance and brave the incredible rush”. They’ve played with the likes of Peaches and Junior Boys in their hometown and collaborated with Iceland’s fashion designer-to-watch Mundi Vondi. Their ‘80s electro- influenced debut UK single ‘Shed Those Tears’ is out on 12th September and has been posted and heralded by many online, from specialist electronic blogs to the Guardian who describe the track: “opening with a laser-guided synth riff, bubbling beats and brilliantly detached vocals, it morphs into a wonderfully camp chorus featuring youthful falsetto”.
For info on all the bands, visit JA JA JA’s brand new blog: http://www.jajajamusic.com/. Brought to you in conjunction with The Line of Best Fit, the Ja Ja Ja blog will be the hub for all things great, musical and Nordic, written by some of the finest and most respected Nordic music experts in the land, as well as home to news, photos and footage on JA JA JA’s monthly club at The Lexington.
Stage Times: 8.20pm: SYKUR – 9.10pm: LCMDF – 10pm: SONDRE LERCHE
Tickets: http://www.wegottickets.com/event/131357