Jupe Jupe is made up My Young on vocals and synths, Bryan Manzo and Patrick Partington on guitars, and Jarrod Arbini on drums and percussion. The four members are veterans of the Seattle and Austin indie pop and prog scenes (Pleasurecraft, The Cinematics [U.S.], Maximum Coherence During Flying).
The band’s third release, Crooked Kisses, offers ten tracks about unrequited lust, love and heartache, influenced by British new wave, ’60s European spy films and lonely, ghost-town Americana. Teaming up once again with Martin Feveryear at Jupiter Studios (REM, Robert Fripp, Death Cab for Cutie, Modest Mouse), Jupe Jupe spent nearly two years finessing a collection of hooks, melodies and choruses into a singular vision for Crooked Kisses.
Into melancholy electro-dance-rock? Jupe Jupe might be your new favorite band.
