Nightjacket

“Shoegazey pop band Nightjacket make dreamy, lovesick jams for nocturnal settings. Wailing, MBV-ish guitars headline ‘You’re Trying Too Hard’, followed by Belle’s sultry, melancholic delivery.” – Stereogum

“Belle’s voice is a steady force amongst atmospheric guitars and minimal drums.” – Consequence of Sound

“‘Waking Up With You’ nods to the glory days of shimmering college-rock, back when groups like 10,000 Maniacs and the Sundays briefly ruled the roost. There’s even a late-Eighties sheen to the chorus, where guitar arpeggios share equal space with Belle’s crystalline croon.” – Rolling Stone

"Shifting between precise, thunderous, and wide-open Americana-tinged verses, the track invokes a panorama of deep-rooted references ranging from early Breeders to classic Lone Justice. It’s singer Holland Belle’s soaring, classically trained vocals that give the song its wings." – FLOOD

Los Angeles-based pop band NIGHTJACKET are excited to announce their debut studio album titled Beauty In The Dark. Produced with Adam Lasus (Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Yo La Tengo) and mixed by James Krausse (Beyonce), Beauty In The Dark is a contemplative body of work that analyzes both the perils of love as well as the overwhelming power it has over all of us. Leading the collection is the romantic “Waking Up With You”, which places classically-trained opera singer Holland Belle’s soaring voice on full display, and touches on the emotions surrounding a relationship that’s developing fast.

Long distance love can you make you do the most daring things. In 2016, on the cusp of recording their first full-length album, Nightjacket singer Holland Belle told her bandmates that she was moving to Berlin to chase the love of her life. The band took it in stride. For a group whose music was largely inspired by the trials of relationships, it seemed almost appropriate that their lead singer would follow her heart 6,000 miles away. “I met with (guitarist/co-founder) Jordan Wiggins and told him that I had to give Berlin a shot, but I didn’t want to lose the band,” says Belle. “I was afraid he’d be done with it but he was so supportive. I had even more faith in the project after that moment.”

A year of zigzagging between continents – between music and love – helped bring about the songs that would eventually become Beauty In The Dark, the band’s debut full-length. Tracked in separate blocks of five songs each in four different studios, the album features guest drummers Kyle Crane (Crane Like The Bird, Kurt Vile, Neko Case) and Kiel Feher (Zella Day) alongside Nightjacket multi-instrumentalist Louie Schultz (Army Navy). (continue reading bio in downloads folder)

RIYL: Jenny Lewis, Moving Panoramas, Beach House, Warpaint, Neko Case
TRY: #2, 3, 4, 8

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