J4 is out now!
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Melbourne act J4 have shared their self-titled debut EP. To celebrate the release, the band are taking MILKY through the release, track by track!
"Writing this EP was sucha fun and cathartic experience for us. It was done mostly drunk, sitting in our living room duringlockdown. It was the one thing that probably kept us sane throughout the whole thing. We laughed,cried, hugged and sung our hearts out over the period of making this EP, and we're so happy it's finallyout in the world. We hope it brings you as much love and joy as it brought us” front woman Bronte Maguire shares.
MEDICINE
We had nothing to do and we were feeling extra emotional writing this one.
TRY TO BE COOL
Was one the first song we wrote as a band. It's about high school rejection - Lewis was the nerd in high school and Bronte was the mean girl. Little did we know we would actually succeed and become cool. We changed the verses to a call and response when we were recording the final vocals.
BUBBLES
We tried singing it in Aussie accents and it sounded terrible. This song is made with 100% real whistle and no real instruments.
FAST LANE
This was the last song added to the EP. We listened to The Veronicas one afternoon and we love the homage to them in the pre-chorus. Side note: Lewis is a terrible driver and Bronte always drives us anywhere (in the Fast Lane obviously).
BELIEVE IT
We were feeling extra rock n roll. Jimi Hendrix graced Lewis' fingers that night cause it's the best electric guitar he's ever played, and probably ever will.
J4 is out now!