JBNG Returns with Run: Groome’s Grunge-Rock Fusion Pubblica November 1
Grunge-rock fusion outfit headed by Jaben John Groome which embraces indie rock in all its forms. A bass guitar player who started singing just last year, Groome's new project is about to release its second album, astonishingly, in that year's time. Run, the follow-up to JBNG's first album Meh is expected 1 novembre 2024, with the first single, "Barely Know You" already out.
JBNG are based in British Columbia, comprising of Groome on vocals, Alejandro Yoshizawa on lead guitar, Jonathon Goldie on Rhythm, Tim Charman on bass and Matt Koopman on drums. It was the brainchild of Groome, who's a lifelong musician and skilled bass player. Playing in bands and working on collaborations until recently, Groome found his own voice initially as a coping skill when he found that singing helped him manage the more manic symptoms of his bipolar diagnosis.
I learned it helps, switching the nervous system out of fight or flight mode.
It also helped fit something into place in terms of a defining style for Broome and his bandmates, and it seems the music just poured forth from there. A raspy mix of Tom Waits and John Rzeznik from the Goo Goo Dolls, Groome's vocals give a distinctive edge to the many and sundry styles he and the band created for their debut in Meh, experimenting with everything metal-tinged grunge a'la Soundgarden and The Replacements to more poppy, funky bubblegum punk.
Mehquickly garnered JBNG a strong following, with nearly 30,000 followers on Spotify, but it's the anticipation ofRunthat's really got fans on the edge of their seats. "Barely Know You" already has nearly 100,000 streams on Spotify, so interest can only grow from here. Groome has become even more confident in wielding that unique voice as well, and as the band refines its style, it's become even sharper and more interesting. Far from becoming samey, said style has become even more diverse, folding even more styles into the mix. "Barely Know You" is a crunchy shoegaze ballad, for example, whilst "Brutus" is a post punk call to action, politically tinged and more spoken word set to music than song.
The creativity and range JBNG have may have initially made their sound hard to define, but grounding it with Groome's unique voice and creative lyrics means they can really go in any direction and still have something distinctive for the fans. The grunge-heavy "So Nice" pubblica on October 1. More videos are on the way as well.
Musician Names/Instruments:
Jaben Groome Vocals
Alejandro Yoshizawa Lead Guitar
Jonathon Goldie Rhythm
Tim Charman Bass
Matt Coopman Drums
Chi siamo
JBNG è una band di fusione grunge-rock con sede in British Columbia, Canada, il cui stile è un mix di influenze e che hanno una storia di origine molto moderna e curativa. Il brainchild del cantante e frontman Jaben John Groome, JBNG hanno già rilasciato un album completo, intitolato Meh, dalla loro formazione nel 2023. Ha guadagnato una forte base di fan abbastanza rapidamente. Ora pronti a rilasciare il loro secondo album, Run, è chiaro che qualcosa è entrato in posto per questi musicisti per tutta la vita, a partire dalle vocali di Groome.
Groome è cresciuto suonando il bass in band e ha collaborato su un certo numero di singoli prima di formare JBNG, ma non ha mai pensato di prendere il microfono come cantante. Diagnosticato con disturbo bipolare prima nella vita, tuttavia, Groome era sempre alla ricerca di modi per calmare la sua ansia quando ha colpito. Nel 2023 scoprì che c'era qualcosa di rilassante nel cantare. “Ho imparato che aiuta, spostando il sistema nervoso fuori dalla modalità di combattimento o di volo”, ha ammesso in una recente intervista.
It turned out that doing his own vocals was the key to the cohesive sound Groome was looking for in a project. Once he found his musical cohorts in Alejandro Yoshizawa on lead guitar, Jonathon Goldie on Rhythm, Tim Charman on bass and Matt Koopman on drums, it seems that sound has now just flowed forth from JBNG.
Said sound is a true mix of many indie genres with a grunge edge. While Groome names his influences as diverse as Buddy Holly, Zepplin, Hendrix, Nirvana, Stone Temple Pilots and The Pixies, JBNG’s actual sound swings the pendulum even wider, with indie pop tones that will invoke the Goo Goo Dolls or Urge Overkill all the way to conceptual post punk a’la Tom Waits or Nick Cave, and everything in between. Far from being limiting, Groome’s distinctive heavy, raspy vocal timbre has opened up a world of possibilities for the band, as it pairs with any style they can come up with and give it an edge that will draw all sorts of music lovers from all sorts of genres.
JBNG have taken this creative license on their first two albums, churning out an already rich discography that’s both personal to the band and relatable to their fans. It’s no wonder they’ve become popular so quickly, as rock fans have been clamoring for music like this as grunge and hard rock make a resurgence. With their creativity now flowing in earnest and Run set to release as singles over the next year with videos in the works as well, fans will get to watch this unique band reveal itself as it goes in even more directions, anchored by a unique voice that was originally used as a healing technique for its vocalist.
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