Liverpool post-punk trio procure the services of producer Daniel Fox from Dublin's much loved Girl Band for their upcoming EP. The lead track is streaming now...
Cai Trefor
16:25 24th September 2019

Hotly-tipped Liverpool band Eyesore & The Jinx have unveiled their awesome new single 'Leisure Time'. You can listen to it on Gigwise below. 

Opting to keep things relatively simple, the track centers around a minimal drum pattern, a repetitive bass riff and one guitar, which veers between spindly lead lines and abrasive, belligerently repetitive yet rabble-rousing guitar chords.

Singer-bassist Josh Miller is so committed you can nearly see the fire in his eyes as he bemoans some of the ills of British culture. 

Of the track's lyrical theme, Miller says:

“From the perspective of an unhinged holiday maker, ‘Leisure Time’ points a greasy, heavily lotioned finger at the care-free nature of the British expat. Whose enduring commitment to enjoying themselves, at the expense of other cultures, remains as visible and as grotesque as ever. It is, in short, a sun-stroked blather on the most miserable of holidays.”  



'Leisure Time' is the lead track from the band's forthcoming EP, which was produced by Girl Band bassist Daniel Fox and Matt Freeman at Fresh Goods Studio, Birkenhead. 

The band, who are signed to Merseyside label Eggy Records, continued their working relationship with the duo after the success of their single 'Swill'. Before that they had a 6Music Roundtable win for their cut ‘On An Island’, which was produced by Jonathan Hartley from iconic Liverpool psych band Clinic.

There's a great sense of optimism surrounding the remarkable Eyesore & The Jinx and they seem well positioned to go on to do even greater things. 

Eyesore & The Jinx 2019 tour dates:

September
28 – RivFest, Warrington

October
04 – The Waiting Room, London
05 – DIALS Festival, Portsmouth
06 – The Prince Albert, Brighton
12 – Neighbourhood Festival, Manchester
12 – Smithdown Festival, Liverpool
23– The Eagle Inn, Manchester (w/ Ice Baths)
26 – Drop the Dumbulls, Liverpool (OHMNS’ All-Dayer)

January
12 – Rockaway Beach Festival, Bognor Regis

Photo: Kirsten Roberts