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WJ & The Sweet Sacrifice
10+ albums
Alt-countrycountryindie rockfolkcountry rock
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WJ and the Sweet Sacrifice are future primitives. They explore ancient knowledge, use pagan rituals, and wreck guitars to invoke the spirits of rock and roll, and channel immortality. In 2006, the Jersey City music scene was in ruins. Gentrification had taken away the gritty metropolis’s saving grace, the legendary indie-rock and punk enclave that was Uncle Joe’s Pub. WJSS arose from the ashes of that hallowed ground, releasing a locally acclaimed first record at the esteemed CMJ Music Marathon, THE REST OF YOUR NIGHTS, on the small Hoboken imprint, Moonlight Mile Records. The years that followed were tumultuous. The band hit the road hard and hit the sauce harder. They lost and gained members, released a few EPs and live records, and emerged on the better side of 2010 more magical then ever. The band is now comprised of the hard-hitting Thomas Barrett on drums, Erin Maiden on guitars and keys, Mike Moebius on bass, WJ on singing and guitars, and Lysa Opfer doing everything she can, whenever she can. They have been compared to Mudhoney, Black Sabbath, Supersuckers and Whiskeytown. Live, WJSS has actually and physically exorcised demons and cured ailments. The band is currently finishing their second full length record at Moonlight Mile Studios, and gearing up to hit the road this spring and bring rock and roll salvation to the lucky few who get to listen. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
