Fighting fit and in fervent form – PAVE THE JUNGLE – are back with their vital new single: “Picture of Health”.
Mixed by Spring King / Dead Nature maestro Tarek Musa, it’s a single that finds the Newcastle duo’s creativity in rude health and packing an unstoppable punch.
Bleeding in the same vein of uncompromising alt/rock duos from Blood Red Shoes to Deap Valley to Honeyblood and on; what the pairing of Rachael Whittle and Scott Jeffery may lack in personnel, they more than make up for in decibels.
New single “Picture of Health” is a fine case in point. Through gutsy sonic thrash and a devil-may-care attitude, the duo put forward a track of incisive introspection that finds vocalist Rachael opening-up mental scars about her own underlying health issues.
“The lyrics here are probably some of my most personal… I write a lot about the health issues I experience; it’s almost as though once I’ve written about it I can detach myself from it. Like the negativity is purged from my system.” She says. “I guess many people can relate heavily to the chorus line: “I am wasting time I know; more so than ever”. We all procrastinate sometimes, even when we know the thing that needs doing is ultimately good for us!”
As brutalist guitars clash with piledriving percussives and esoteric organ maneuverings, the duo create a live-wire like frisson of sounds that build to a cataclysmic apex of searing intensity. Inspired by the simple, melodic and potent bass lines used by Pixies to drive some of their most definitive moments, Pave The Jungle emulate the tactics of their heroes to take their definitively anarchistic arrangements to new levels of stadium-quaking amplification and ambition.
“Picture of Health” follows Pave The Jungle’s earlier 2021 single “All You Know”, the follow up to the band’s debut EP ‘The Hissing‘ of last year which saw them earn praise from titles including Punktastic, NARC and DIY, and more. Following a spate of recent studio sessions, the band are currently preparing a new body of work, expected to appear later this year.
As the nation’s own “Picture of Health” begins to look decidedly peachier, Pave The Jungle are also pleased to announce a full UK tour this Autumn. Taking in 12 dates in total from 5th November – catch the band at the following dates and venues as follows:
PAVE THE JUNGLE – NOVEMBER ‘21 TOUR
5th – The Grayston Unity, Halifax
6th – Base Camp, Middlesbrough
7th – The Salty Dog, Northwich
11th – Three Wise Monkeys, Colchester
12th – The Fiddler, London
13th – Paradiddles Cafe, Worcester
14th – The Dark Horse, Birmingham
18th – Gullivers, Manchester
19th – The Craufurd Arms, Milton Keynes
20th – Hot Box Live, Chelmsford
25th – Cafe Indiependent, Scunthorpe
26th – Little Buildings, Newcastle
