I’ve been waiting for this for quite a while – in fact, ever since I heard the opening goth-rock splendour of ‘Prisoner‘, the title track of Australian quartet The Jezabels’ debut album Prisoner. And now, joy of joys, The Jezabels are hitting our sleepy little town. Rest assured I won’t be missing out!
After leaving the sunny, laid-back shores of Byron Bay, NSW, singer Hayley Mary and keyboard player Heather Shannon landed at Sydney University, where they met Nik Kaloper (drums) and Sam Lockwood (guitar), and formed The Jezabels. After releasing of a number of EPs, a groundswell of support from the Oz music industry saw them widely feted as the Next Big Thing. Labels aside, Prisoner is an impressive debut that mixes melodramatic goth-rock with a hint of 80s pop and emo.
‘Rosebud’, the latest video from Prisoner:
The Jezabels play @ Abart, ZH, Wednesday, 14.03.12. Tix here. UPDATE: the show is now sold out!
Prisoner is out now.
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