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JUNGLE - FOR EVER lp / YELLOW VINYL LP / CD IN STORES SEPT. 14
Jungle return with their sophomore album, For Ever, the follow up to their Mercury Prize nominated UK
Gold certified debut. The new album lands Sept. 14th via XL Recordings.
If Jungle’s first album was their imaginary soundtrack to the places they had never been, For Ever is
inspired by real life experiences of the places they’d dreamed of for so long. Swapping Shepherds Bush
for the Hollywood Hills, J and T set up camp in Los Angeles to write and record the album.
Over time however, their romanticization of The Californian Dream clashed with the reality of actually
living it, the feeling of being adrift on the West Coast compounded by the collapse of long-term
relationships. Returning home to London, they teamed up with highly regarded young producer Inflo
where they sought to create a “post-apocalyptic radio station playing break up songs”, whittling down
loads of ideas this concept spawned into the core 13 tracks.
That station, those songs and that journey are the sound of Jungle’s second album For Ever. They had
to go away to come home. And what J and T lost in love, they gained in music.
For Ever is for real, deeper and higher, more intimate and more expansive, feel good and, just
occasionally, feel bad. It is, then, a proper second album.
To coincide with news of their new album, Jungle released two new songs from the record: ‘Heavy,
California’ and ‘Cherry’. Both songs are accompanied by two videos directed by Josh Lloyd-Watson &
Charlie Di Placido for the JFC collective. They’re set to build on the success of ‘Happy Man’ and ‘House
In LA’, the first tracks to be revealed from the album back in May.
Having already played sold out shows across Canada in the last year, Jungle have announced a huge
headline tour that will run throughout 2018 and 2019. The tour will include their biggest headline shows to
date, including a 10,000 capacity show at London’s legendary Alexandra Palace on February 21st.
They return to Canada March 9th for a show at The Vogue in Vancouver followed by Toronto’s Danforth
Music Hall on March 16th.
“Yesterday, they released their first new songs in four years—“House in LA” and “Happy Man”—and the
double pack of video singles go out of their way to prove they’re not merely a modern-day version of
Jamiroquai. The stronger of the two tracks, “House in LA,” leans into the band’s greatest asset: their skill
for glistening and cinematic sonics.” – Pitchfork
“Accompanied by a cinematic, light-flare filled video, ‘House in LA’ is a psyched-out curveball, showing
Jungle in a more minimal, less percussive light.” – NME
““Happy Man” finds Jungle crafting an understated pop gem out of snappy percussion and an array of
glittering synths. The group’s core duo, Josh Lloyd-Watson and Tom McFarland, along with singer Rudi
Salmon layer the cut with angelic vocals and harmonies, Meanwhile, “House in L.A.” is an immersive,
psych-tinged ballad that grooves at a steady clip as Jungle grapple with sorrow and find solace in the
Southern California sun.” – Rolling Stone
In July 2014, Jungle released their self-titled debut album. Featuring the singles ‘Platoon’, ‘Busy Earnin’’,
‘Time’, ‘The Heat’ and ‘Julia’, neo-soul classics all, it was the aspirational sound of young London, a
soundtrack of escapism, an unmistakable Jungle sound and a unique, vivid, visual Jungle world. The
whole thing was dreamed up by Josh “J” Lloyd-Watson and Tom “T” McFarland, a production and multiinstrumentalist
duo who never expected to leave their bedroom studios, far less become the core of a
talent-filled seven-strong collective that morphed into a killer live outfit. Cue online word-of-mouth and IRL
buzz, rave reviews, a Mercury Music Prize nomination, songs of the summer (two summers, even), viral
videos, Noel Gallagher declaring the album “fucking amazing”, half a million sales, burgeoning DJ careers, a global tour that lasted two solid years. It all just happened.
Selections:
A1. Smile
A2. Heavy, California
A3. Beat 54 (All Good Now)
A4. Cherry
A5. Happy Man
A6. Casio
A7. Mama Oh No
B1. House In LA
B2. Give Over
B3. Cosurmyne
B4. Home
B5. (More and More) It Ain’t Easy
B6. Pray
