Tooth & Nail Records
2006
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About This Album
Somewhere back in the mists of time, a hunter-gatherer hummed a melody and within moments, his/her companions began imitating and adapting the tune, rhythm, and style, refining and altering them in new directions. And so music has evolved ever since, as generation after generation built on their predecessor's work, encompassing shifts both subtle and dramatic. Thus everything now is new and old simultaneously, and never more so than in our contemporary climes, as bands revisit the past and resurrect it in fabulous new shades of sound. Jonezetta may hail from the South, and although they rock, they certainly are not Southern rockers. Instead they're beholden to the big rock sound of the '80s, post-punk/new wave, and the newer wave of pillagers of the past like Franz Ferdinand. Jonezetta's first single "Get Ready (Hot Machete)" is a particularly clever combination of seemingly incompatible elements and genres. There's a touch of disco to the beats, an almost goth edge to the middle break, a new romantic shimmer around the bubbly intro and outro, all wrapped around a powerful bassline and striking guitar leads that swagger rock style, but burn in punk rock fashion.
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