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Jogging | “Take Courage” Album Launch

August 8, 2012

“Take Courage” is Jogging’s follow-up to the much-acclaimed “Minutes” (2010, Richter Collective), taking a leap in fidelity having been recorded in June 2012 with U.S. producer Chris Common (ex-These Arms Are Snakes, with production credits for Minus The Bear, Pelican, Mastodon, and Tiny Vipers under his belt). It will be Jogging’s first release for Out On A Limb Records, coming out on vinyl (with download) and digital on Friday, August 24th.

Jogging awakened in 2009 and quickly gained a formidable live reputation. They have toured Ireland and the UK, sharing the stage with Wire, Polvo, Ponytail, And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead and Themselves amongst others. Jogging’s music has been described as “an intense, raw blend of post-hardcore and gutsy indie rock”.

Take Courage sees Jogging dealing with constantly rearranging social structures, the aging process, and the effects of living out an extended teenhood throughout one’s twenties, all served up with a hefty dollop of malice and spite (albeit mostly directed towards same selves). The composition and collaboration is a marked progression on “Minutes”, where no part overstays its welcome and every transition is seamless yet startling. Sonically, it is worlds apart from the first record, as drums thunder their way through each turn, the well-rounded yet distorted bass rumbles and drives the melodies and the guitars cut though like ice-picks. The band’s trademark call-and-response vocals are barked with authority and conviction down to their last breath, and every word has resonance.

The album will be officially launched at Whelan’s, Dublin, on Saturday, August 25th, with special guests Elk and Guilty Optics. The launch will be followed by dates around Ireland in September.

Two songs from the album can be streamed here:

http://soundcloud.com/ooal/jogging-deadweight

http://soundcloud.com/ooal/jogging-stand-still

LIVE DATES

• Sat, Aug 25th: Whelan’s, Dublin w/guests Elk & Guilty Optics.

Doors 8pm. Admission €10/€15 with copy of LP

• Fri, Sept 14th: Upstairs Róisín Dubh, Galway, w/guests Gift

Givers. Doors 9pm. Admission €6

• Sat, September 15th: Triskel, Cork, w/guests Terriers & more TBA.

Doors 8.30pm. Admission €6.

• Thur, September 27th: Bourke’s, Limerick w/guests Ginnels. Doors

9pm. FREE

http://www.jogging.bandcamp.com

http://www.facebook.com/Joggingband

http://www.outonalimbrecords.com

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