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Artist
Jesus Licks
12+ albums
freak folk
about
Jesus Licks are Nik Clifford, Dominique Golden, Kate Squires and Danny Wootton. They are based in London. Jesus Licks first album 'Terrible Beauty' out now on Zopf Records - 12 delicious tracks: £10.00 plus Postage and Packing. http://www.zopfshop.com/home.asp?id=202 Dalek Chorus EP 7" red vinyl £3.99 inc post and packing in the UK out on Post Records http://www.postrecords.co.uk/ Reviews Jesus Licks are best described as a folk band. Don't let that put you off, no, really don't. This is a band that make some of the best music I have heard this year. Recorded in the bands boats and houses. It sounds like it has just beamed in from a different planet. Alien. So Jesus Licks are a five piece band from London. So far, so good. This is how I start a lot of my reviews. But after this initial familiar ground I find myself in a different world. The world of lo-fi folk music that really doesn't come from the 'indie' world I usually start from. As I play the LP for the umpteenth time I am happy to admit I am lost. And I like it. Jesus Licks first came to my attention when I heard the bands current single 'Dalek Chorus'. Being a fan of Doctor Who I was intrigued intially by the songs title. After a few moments it was this mesmerising piece of music that had me all excited. A simple folk tune, for sure, but equally haunting and charming. I had to hear more. So I managed to get a copy of the bands LP - 'Terrible Beauty' which even on first listen I could tell it was going to be an
