Self-described as âlike Blur and Public Image Limited trying to cover The Rapture and Happy Mondays while Division of Laura Lee and The Vines throw tomatoes at themâ, LA band JAGGED BAPTIST CLUB navigate the messy intersection of abrasive grit and addictive hooks with deft precision.
Their latest single âBlow Dry Nationâ, from their forthcoming album âPhysical Surveillanceâ, sheds any illusions of polish, instead embracing a lo-fi, aggressive ethos that demands to be heard loud. With jagged guitar riffs, propulsive drums and frontman Blake Stokesâ sharp vocals, the track pulsates with an exciting sense of urgency and disillusionment.
âPolitics, sex, greed and ice cream all collide on âBlow Dry Nationââ, says Stokes. âWhat is a Blow Dry Nation?, if you have to ask, then youâre probably not living in one. But for the rest of us, itâs a nation where greed, selfishness, brutality and stupidity are the law of the land. Sound like anywhere you know?â
đ§ Watch the video for âBlow Dry Nationâ below.