The Jezabels are a four-piece musical group based in Sydney, Australia. Hayley Mary (vocals) and Heather Shannon (piano/keyboard) first began playing together in Byron Bay before moving to Sydney to attend university, where they met Nik Kaloper (drums) and Sam Lockwood (rhythm guitar), and formed the band
The band’s sound is not exactly the easiest to define. They’ve been compared to such bands as Fleetwood Mac and Banshees, and sound like a blend of indie pop, rock, and disco pop. The band themselves often describe their sound as “intensindie”. Now I’m not exactly sure what “intensindie” means, but I don’t care, and neither should you. All you should care about is that The Jezabels make fantastic music.
They’ve received substantial airplay in Sydney, including FBi Radio and Triple J. The later also selected the band as the Triple J Unearthed featured artist in December 2009 and featured two songs in the Triple J Hottest 100 2010 (Easy To Love came in at #49 and Mace Spray came in at #16).
The band has also found success here in North America. They’ve toured the States and Canada, including a much buzzed about appearance at the most recent SXSW, and have been featured quite prominently on US college radio and CMJ.
The Jezabels have so far released a trilogy of EP’s: The Man Is Dead (2009), She’s So Hard (2009), and Dark Storm (2010). As of now, they’re currently recording their debut full-length, which is due out later this year.
Stay tuned.
