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Artist
The Jump Offs
9+ albums
Garage Rockhawaii
about
How many great bands need to come from an area for it to be considered a musical hot bed? I’d say at least five. But if it were only two, I’d say the Jump Offs put Honolulu, Hawaii in the running. No longer just the place where surf crooner Jack Johnson is from, our fiftieth state is also home of the manically wild, alternative, geek rock, pop/punk five-piece band, the Jump Offs. The band’s debut album on Oregon’s Contrast Records, originally released in 2009, is lamely self-titled, but that is the only bland and lifeless part of an otherwise great album and a wild new band. Each Jump Off tune comes with a great bounce to it, accompanied by sharp, razor-like guitar parts. The guitars are the punk rock surfers on the beach, the vocals are the more skilled and classy surfers and each song ends up having a day full of some quality waves and rad rides. I like the group vocals, they make the songs sound strong and full. There is nothing overly complicated about the Jump Offs, their songs are straight forward rocket ships of dance rock energy. The rhythm section is incredibly tight, locking in firm grooves underneath the massive group vocals, guitars and keyboards. It’s what the Killers might sound like if they were less Vegas and more lonesome desert and what Brit pop might be like if it spent more time in the East Village of New York drinking PBR’s. “Coliseums” is the first great song, frantic and upbeat- never once letting up. It sets the tone for the album, which also fails t
