Jools, a new and exciting UK based post-punk band released their new single today, “How Can Some Experience What Pride Is Without Liberation For All?” It is the first single release from Jools, since teaming up with UK management company Saviour Management. The band were picked as Daniel P Carter’s ‘Rockest Record of the Week’ on his Radio 1 Rock Show.
Named after Jools Holland and being inspired to do so after watching a performance by guests of the show – Shame, Jools take shape in the formation of a sextet and proudly demonstrate their stance on socialism, public figures and the importance of well-being. The band naturally exhibit a raw wave of well-layered and harmonised noise, drawing influences from artists such as The Cure, Ramones and Pixies.
On working with the band, Saviour Management owner James Illsley says, “It’s great to have a band like Jools on our roster. They have a real raw energy and uniqueness that transcends many other bands within their scene. I have always been a huge fan of bands like Idles and The Fall, so its great to be working with a band that share similar sonical qualities.”
Singer Mitchell Gordon explains, “The song is certainly our most open and honest work. We headed to The Chairworks Studio at the beginning of June, filled with anger, distress and confusion after the brutal murder of George Floyd surfaced on social media. As six white men, we felt it was important to recognise our privilege and began to educate ourselves on subject matters surrounding racial injustice. I personally found it difficult to collect my thoughts, however reading Laurence Ralph’s ‘The Torture Letters: Reckoning with police violence’ allowed me to do so. I reference the book towards the end of the songs second verse, which is an interesting story in itself.”
The band have upcoming shows with the likes of Rae, Rosa Parks, Gen And The Degenerates, and Immerse. They’re also set to play Farm Fest and Furnace Fest in 2021. Furthermore, the band already have plans in place to tour the UK and mainland Europe extensively throughout 2021.
Check out “How Can Some Experience What Pride Is Without Liberation For All?” below:
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