Lakenheath Old Boys

We are all former students at Lakenheath High School and other public schools in East Anglia. We were in school in the 70s and 80s and drank deeply from the well of British culture of those decades - the pints, the telly, and of course the footie!

Monday, June 01, 2020

New JHJ Music!

I just wanted to spread the word that LOB favorites Johnny Hates Jazz have some new music coming along this week. The new album "Wide Awake" is due out on August 14th but the lead single "Spirit of Love" is being released this week. Mike and Clark say of it that, "We wanted 'Spirit of Love' to be an homage to some of the music of the 70s we grew up listening to. Back then, it was common-place for huge hits to have not only great melodies and cool grooves, but also possess thought-provoking, socially-conscious lyrics." The tune definitely has a Steely Dan vibe to these ears, although Mike might disagree with me on that, but it retains that 80s pop sheen that has defined JHJ's music. Great stuff, boys - I can't wait to hear the full album later in the summer!

Spirit of Love video

posted by The Blue Devil @ 1:14 PM 

7 Comments:

Blogger United We Stand said...

Thanks for posting this
Message Mike about your SD reference

1:24 PM  
Blogger gooner71 said...

Definitely hear that 70's influence with through a sheen of 80's pop. Good tune.

1:49 PM  
Blogger manunitedrules said...

Can't wait for the album to be out. Sounds like a great combination.

2:05 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

FROM MIKE

Hey Bob. I just had a look at LOB and appreciate your post very much.
Interesting about your SD comment which I will take as a huge compliment. Also interesting that it still has the JHJ “sheen”.
When we were making the album we thought it would sound really different from past stuff but when we heard the whole thing back it just sounded like us.
Having said all that, the main influence for the song was Harvest for the World. So much so that we contacted Ernie Isley himself to see if he would play guitar on the track. He liked the track a lot and said yes but we never got it organised.

2:13 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Thanks for posting the comment from Mike. I can definitely hear the Isleys influence in there. Too bad the gig with Ernie Isley didn't pan out. Fortunately he's still with us so maybe on the next project.

8:05 AM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Just posted the video

7:33 AM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Thanks, mate!

8:04 AM  

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