Jungle’s sharp rise to fame continues to gather momentum with the release of the modern soul collective’s self-titled debut album set to hit the top 5 in this week’s Official Album Charts. Having just premiered the video to their next single release ‘Time’, the debut album may just start nipping at the heels of the well-established ginger ninja Sheeran, currently in pole position, and The Smiths’ moody front man Mozza who’s languishing (no doubt morosely) in second place.
Josh & Tom, aka J & T are peddling along the promotion circuit with vigour having performed this morning live at London’s iconic Maida Vale studios for BBC6 Music and in session yesterday with Radio 2’s Jo Whiley and with their album launch party kicking off on Monday night at Frank’s Campari Bar in South East London’s Peckham, its been a bit of a busy week for the Junglist Massive.
The video ‘Time’, directed by Oliver Hadlee Pearch, features more of the collective’s compelling dance routines which have featured heavily in their past videos, with Tom stating in a recent inteview with Jay Z’s Digital Online Culture Magazine, Life & Times, that “the dancing is really important because it’s the simplest way to interpret music, by moving your body”.
JUNGLE LIVE 2014
9th July Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, France
12th July Optimus Alive Festival, Lisbon, Portugal
18th July Les Vieilles Charrues, Carhaix, France
19th July Latitude Festival, Southwold, UK
20th July Melt Festival, Gräfenhainichen, Germany
22nd July Paleo Festival, Nyon, Switzerland
25th July Fuji Rocks Festival, Nigata, Japan
27th July Splendour In The Grass, Byron Bay, Australia
29th July The Corner Hotel, Melbourne, Australia
30th July Oxford Art Factory, Sydney, Australia
2nd August Lollapalooza, Chicago, UK
7th August Øya Festival, Oslo, Norway
8th August Way Out West Festival, Gothernburg, Sweden
10th August Flow Festival, Helsinki, Finland
14th August Pukkelpop, Hasselt, Belgium
15th August Dockville, Hamburg, Germany
16th August Lowlands, Biddinghuizen, Netherlands
22nd August Leeds Festival, Leeds, UK
24th August Reading Festival, Reading, UK
31st August Electric Picnic Festival, Co. Laois, Eire
11th September Unknown Festival, Rovinj, Croatia
20th September Belly Up Tavern, Solana Beach, USA
22nd September The Crescent Ballroom, Phoenix, USA
24th September The Mohawk, Austin, USA
25th September Fitzgerald’s, Houston, USA
26th September Republic New Orleans, New Orleans, USA
27th September Terminal West, Atlanta, USA
28th September Exit In, Nashville, USA
30th September Black Cat, Washington, USA
1st October Warsaw, Brooklyn, USA
2nd October Irving Plaza, New York, USA
3rd October The Sinclair, Cambridge, USA
4th October Le Belmont, Montreal, Canada
6th October Danforth Music Hall, Toronto, Canada
7th October Crofoot Ballroom, Pontiac, USA
8th October Thalia Hall, Chicago, USA
9th October First Avenue, Minneapolis, USA
11th October Corona Capital Festival, Mexico City, Mexico
14th October The Imperial, Vancouver, Canada
15th October The Showbox, Seattle, USA
16th October Wonder Ballroom, Portland, USA
18th-19th October Treasure Island Music Festival, San Francisco, USA
23rd October Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, UK
24th October The Ritz, Manchester, UK
25th October The Arches, Glasgow, UK
27th October Institute, Birmingham, UK
28th October The Junction, Cambridge, UK
30th October Shepherds Bush Empire, London, UK
1st November Pitchfork Music Festival, Paris, France
3rd November Concorde 2, Brighton, UK
4th November Anson Rooms, Bristol, UK
8th November Iceland Airwaves Festival, Reykjavic, Iceland
15th November Grunspan, Hamburg, Germany
16th November Vega, Copenhagen, Denmark
17th November Postbahnhof, Berlin, Germany
19th November Arena, Vienna, Austria
24th November Muffathalle, Munich, Germany
25th November Zakk, Dusseldorf, Germany
27th November Laiterie, Strasbourg, France
28th November Astrolabe, Orleans, France
29th November Stereolux, Nantes, France
1st December Le Rocher De Palmer, Bordeaux, France
2nd December Le Sucre, Lyon, France
3rd December La Vapeur, Dijon, France
5th December Tivoli De Helling, Utrecht, Netherlands
6th December Melkweg Oude Zaai, Amsterdam, Netherlands