Exclusive EP premiere of ‘Rivals’ by Damn Jackals, out July 15th.

‘The Rivals’ EP marks Damn Jackals’ first vinyl release, and it is an energetic stylistic update that demonstrates the variety, energy and potency of Damn Jackals’ sound. Conceptually and lyrically, each song on ‘Rivals’ displays many different traits that can become our own ‘Rivals’ by working against ourselves – such as vanity, addiction, pompous pride, greed and self righteousness. Although ‘Rivals’ is brief – It is a current mission statement and a solid sonic taste of what’s to come from the band in the future as they work on their next full length LP.

All tracks written by Beau Croxton and arranged by Damn Jackals. Produced, engineered and mixed by Paul Ritchie at New Future in Belmar, NJ. Mastered by Grammy award winning engineer Alan Douches at West West Side Music.

Heavily influenced by late 60’s garage rock, early 70’s glam rock and CBGB-style punk, Damn Jackals have a sound reminiscent of groups like T. Rex, The Sonics, and New York Dolls, highlighted by intricate and robotic harmonic guitar work paired with fuzzy lead vocals. Their genre bending repertoire allows them to seamlessly evoke the upbeat charm of modern indie-garage bands like The Strokes and The Murlocs and then transition straight into a more relentless and punk territory via Iggy & The Stooges or Amyl & The Sniffers.

Damn Jackals have regularly featured a three piece horn section for their live show consisting of Carter Yasutake (Charles Bradley, David Byrne, St. Vincent), Jason Disu (David Byrne, St. Vincent, LCD Soundsystem) and Noah Dreiblatt (Blitz the Ambassador).

Tour dates
07/16- The Sultan Room with Sylmar, My Son the Doctor

Headline photo: Merissa Blitz

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