Hailing from Trinidad & Tobago, rock ‘n’ roll band jointpop first grabbed our attention and that of the home of our radio shows Reputation Radio a few years back with their lively and magnetic festival of pop and rock. Their history goes back much further though, covering twenty years or so in fact and delivering seven albums drawing acclaim and an ever increasing number of fans along the way. Their latest full-length Quicksand unveiled its dynamic persuasion just a matter of days ago and now spawns its first single, the enjoyable Simply Beautiful.
jointpop began in 1996, formed by vocalist/songwriter Gary Hector from the ashes of previous band Oddfellows Local, the seminal Caribbean rock ‘n’ roll band in the nineties. With the new project came a fresh experimentation of sound and direction from Hector, and a union of some of the best creative and skilled musicians of the Trinidad and Tobago underground scene. It did not take long for the band to reap potent local support either whilst their emerging songs subsequently lured close attention from terrains further afield including the UK and US. Their septet of albums and various singles have consistently pushed the band into a greedier awareness and recognition of the band’s presence, enabling jointpop to tour the countries just mentioned and play some of their most legendary venues such as CBGB’S, 100 Club, The Dublin Castle, and the Hope and Anchor. Produced by Paul Kimble of Grant Lee Buffalo, Quicksand is now starting to lure in another keen wave of interest in the five-piece of Hector, guitarist Damon Homer, bassist Jerome Girdharrie, drummer Dion Camacho, and keyboardist Phil Hill, a persuasion to which Simply Beautiful provides a tantalising invitation.
A lively piano temptation opens up the song, its smiling manner soon aided by the vibrant colour of guitar and a punchy bait of rhythms. A blues air wraps song and vocals as they join the affair next whilst equally a melodic rock substance expands the weight and increasingly fiery character of the proposition. It is not an encounter which leaps out yet is immediately catchy, merging an older schooled rock ‘n’ roll croon with a modern tenacious attitude and enterprise.
Simply Beautiful also offers, if not the diversity which generally comes with the Port Of Spain quintet’s releases and to be found upon Quicksand, certainly a strong hint of the heart of the jointpop sound and the fun.
Simply Beautiful and Quicksand are available now on all online stores.
http://www.jointpop.com/ https://www.facebook.com/jointpop
RingMaster 06/04/2015
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