plays music for the masses. Hailing from Miami, a city whose whole appeal is wealth and exclusiveness, the band may seem like a crew of outsiders with their grassroots desire for nothing more than a good time. The group relishes in their role as a pillar of the Miami independent music scene, by doing the exact opposite of what is expected. They cemented their image of strangers in a strange place, literally and figuratively by adopting a polar bear as mascot. The polar bear does not belong in Miami and in many ways neither does the combination of sounds that come from Jordan Davidson, Jason Haft, Curtis Nyström, Jeffrey Schechinger and Richard Haig.
The JeanMarie's music is the sound of multi-tasking. Drawing on influences ranging from Steve Reich to Prince, they create an un-categorizeable resonance that can only be referred to as "grungy guitar, squiggle synth, simmering cymbal-and-bass drum boogie music."
The JeanMarie released their first E.P., What's a Revolution Without Backup Dancers?, to critical acclaim in 2006. The follow up E.P., 2007's Self-Titled, featured the band in its current configuration with all members helping to write, record, edit, and produce the album in a squalid corner of Miami's Little Haiti district. The JeanMarie are currently in the studio finishing the as-of-yet unnamed masterpiece that will act as their full length debut. The band's live show mixes all of the elements of their recorded music but with more style, leg kicks, and drums.
Unpretentious rock has never sounded so good. Join the movement against the obvious, boring and fake but make sure you wear comfortable shoes: at The JeanMarie's party, you'll be shaking it all night.
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