Leicester-London punk collective Jools announces their debut album Violent Delights out 6 June via Hassle Records. Alongside this announcement, Jools shares their latest single, ‘Mother Monica’.
Violent Delights explores themes of identity, grief, rage, and desire. This highly anticipated debut album also dives into growing up around religion. ‘Mother Monica’ ties into the theme of religion with Jools creating their own ‘prayer’ about acknowledging their sinful ways but the desire to enjoy it nonetheless.
Lead vocalist Kate Price shares the following about ‘Mother Monica’:
“We’d spoken about the constant, underlying feeling of guilt and need to be ‘good’ that can sometimes come with being brought up Catholic. For us, that eventually manifested in a need to be rebellious. The hook of the chorus comes from a prayer by St Augustine, who was known for being excessive and sinful in his youth, and asked God to make him good, but just not yet. ‘Mother Monica’ is our version of that prayer.”
Upcoming tour dates:
APRIL
03 – Gullivers, Manchester, UK
04 – The Exchange, Bristol, UK
05 – The Hope & Ruin, Brighton, UK
MAY
13 – Voodoo Daddy’s, Norwich, UK (with Dead Pioneers)
14 – Downstairs @ The Dome, London, UK (with Dead Pioneers & False Reality)
15 – The Great Escape Festival, Brighton, UK
23 – Sneister Festival, Den Haag, NL
24 – Hebebühne, Hamburg, DE
26 – Badehaus Szimpla, Berlin, DE
27 – Blue Shell, Cologne, DE
28 – Magazinkeller, Bremen, DE
30 – Vestrock Festival, Hulst, NL
31 – Dauwpop Festival, Hellendoorn, NL
JUNE
07 – Wilwarin Festival, Ellerdorf, DE
JULY
11 – 2000 Trees Festival, Cheltenham, UK
AUGUST
29 – Burn It Down Festival, Torquay, UK
OCTOBER
11 – Nürnberg Pop Festival, Nürnberg, DE
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