ALL THE KING’S HORSES….
…can’t stop the signal-drenched sound bath from these three since they crossed paths to form Javelina.
JAVELINA (hav-ah-Lee-nah)…. is a Los Angeles-based post-punk/ desert grunge/ alternative rock band whose self-described dark slithering grooves, hypnotic primal riffs, driving drumbeats, and introspective lyrics invoke names like Nirvana, the Pixies, Black Sabbath, The Beatles, and Kyuss.
Emerging in 2018 and founded by front man Jason Knight, whose vision of fusing the elements of grunge rock, new wave, and desert psychedelia led him to meet now drummer Georgios Moustakas, who has played with Himuro Kyosuke, Breaking Arrows, and Michelle Harding. The two cycled through a bassists and finally met Jeff Duck, who has played with Elin K, Fantazzmo, 1 Rebel Nation, and Saint Eeha. Javelina was formed.
The band is releasing their debut EP “Fair All Youth” on Mar. 4, 2020, available on all digital platforms. It will feature 3 songs recorded in 2019 by producer and bassist for Tenacious D, John Spiker. “Here Again”, the EP’s single, will release on February 1, 2020 with 4 weeks of college radio airplay prior to the EP’s full release.
“It’s an aggressive record,” says Jason Knight, singer-songwriter-guitarist for the group. “Hopefully, people who haven’t seen us live will get a feel of what the band is all about.”
Fair All Youth is as much a loud, raucous invite to explore that side of yourself without rules as it is a screaming idealism on what it means to be true to who you really are. Human beans born to be free. As the listener baths in elements of punk, psychedelia, 70’s heavy metal, new wave, and alt-folk they are transported to an otherworldly scene somewhere between hell-raising harmonic revolution and a dark lullaby drenched in overdrive.
The lyrics draw from the desert’s geographical isolation as much as they do the front man’s tendencies toward self-alienation and rebellion toward society at large. They also pull toward some dark side of self, a side that most don’t explore.
The result is an otherworldly yet familiar pure honest rock and roll record, with stacked harmony, creative arrangement, and visceral imagery that William Burroughs himself would approve.
Line Up:
Jason Knight- lead vocals + guitar
Geo Mous- drums
Jeff Duck- bass guitar + backing vocals
Contact:
hello@javelinamusic.com
