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Jessica's Brother Just Rain UK vinyl LP album (LP record)
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| Tracklisting / Additional Info: |
A1. Just Rain
A2. Finding Snowdrop
A3. Boat Song
A4. Land Ahoy! (Beyond Buoyed)
A5. Darling I Wanted To Know
B1. Caroline
B2. Little One
B3. Full Swing
B4. Big Boy Now
Just Rain is the second album from London three piece Jessica’s Brother, comprising songwriter Tom Charleston, The Wave Pictures’ Jonny Helm on drums and Charlie Higgs on bass. Stitching together a variety of influences, from crunching indie-rock, to gothic country and contemplative psych folk, Jessica’s Brother create the sound of a band coming together and getting caught up in the rush of starting afresh.
The disintegration of a long-term relationship, coinciding with a global fracturing, provided a catalyst for Just Rain. The songs explore a relentless collision of melancholy and resilience alongside themes of comedy, agency, and hope. The title track lays this out with an opening burst of slacker rock as Tom reflects back over a passage of time that feels like persistent unrelenting rain. Vacillating between despair and defiance, we uncover the strength to shrug it off as “just rain”; after all, as the track draws to its conclusion “losing sight can be relieving”. Interestingly, the lyric, “open up your heart, it can help to wear a mask”, was written before the pandemic had properly struck in the UK.
‘Finding Snowdrop’ is a spiritual rebirth gone wrong, influenced by the rambling poetry and hooks found in Yoni Wolf’s Why? and Bill Callahan. On 'Full Swing’ both the baritone of Tom’s delivery and lyrics conjure the darkness of the everyday: ”cut my own brakes, living in hiding of late” are reminiscent of The Handsome Family’s wonderful way of transposing the tradition of murder ballads and the bleakest tales to the modern. A more expansive and luxuriant sound runs through Just Rain, than the sparser Silver Jews / Jason Molina atmosphere of their 2018 debut, from the gutsy alt-rock of the title track to the off kilter pop of ‘Little One', reminiscent of Sparklehorse, a tale of young love and youthful exuberance.
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| Condition : |
This item is in Excellent condition or better (unless it says otherwise in the above description). We buy items as close to Mint condition as possible and many will be unplayed and as close to new as you could hope to find. Irrespective of the source, all of our collectables meet our strict grading and are 100% guaranteed. Click here for more info. |
| Availability: |
In Stock - Buy Now for shipping on Tuesday 6th January
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| Year of Release: |
2021 |
| Artist: |
Jessica's Brother (click here for complete listing) |
| Title: |
Just Rain (click here for more of the same title) |
| Price: |
£ 18.99, US$ 25.64
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| Format: |
vinyl LP album (LP record) |
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| Record Label: |
Fika Recordings |
| Catalogue No: |
FIKA088LP |
| Country of Origin: |
UK
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| Language: |
Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description. |
| Additional info: |
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| EIL.COM Ref No |
957LPJU874262 (quote this reference in any e-mails, letters, faxes or phone calls to help identify this item) |
| Barcode : |
5057805565673 |
| Genres: |
00s Artists, Folk Rock, NME Indie/Alternative Artists
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| Related Artists: |
David Tattersall, The Wave Pictures |
| Complete Stock List: |
Jessica's Brother |
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sales@eil.com to contact our sales team. |
| Alternative Names: |
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| To order by phone: |
Call +44 1474 815010 quoting EIL.COM reference number 957LPJU874262 |
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