The Just Joans, Witching Waves, Nathy SG
Saturday, January 13, 19:00adv £15.40, concs £8.80, 3 day £36.30
1930-2000 Nathy SG
2015-2100 Witching Waves
2115-2230 The Just Joans
We've got indiepop darlings The Just Joans down from Scotland for a rare full band show. Rumour has it there's a new record slowly coming together, but don't let that put you off, they'll play the old ones you like too...
The Just Joans were formed in Glasgow in 2005 by songwriter David Pope. Naming the band after Daily Record agony aunt Joan Burnie’s ‘Just Joan’ column, work immediately began on a number of lo-fi tracks dealing with love, rejection and everyday angst. These would eventually emerge as The Just Joans’ debut album, Last Tango In Motherwell. Released in 2006 on tape cassette to a small number of friends, one – Chris Gilmour – was so taken with the collection that he set up his own label, Ivan Lendil Music, specifically to circulate a CD version to a wider audience.
Since moving to Fika Recordings, The Just Joans have released a variety of singles and, in 2017, You Might Be Smiling Now..., their first new LP in a decade. Much acclaimed in the music press, Highway Queens thought it to be ‘the perfect Glasgow kiss’ while Uncut identified the record as the point at which ‘Stephin Merritt lies down with The Vaselines.’
The band’s new album, The Private Memoirs and Confessions of The Just Joans, was released in January 2020.
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