Cleveland Ohio quartet The Jobs dropped their new EP this week on all platforms and I was honoured to be asked to review it, a five track project of fab music. Let’s get into it! Also check out my interview with them here. Blog interview: The Jobs
La Serena
The thing I like about this is the sturdy drums at the beginning and those fills really give me life. Maybe it’s because I’ve just finished watching Season 8 of Scrubs, maybe it’s because I’m in that head space of tv shows but this would fit nicely on a tv show soundtrack. The vocals go from straight out singing a gorgeous melody to falsetto… Love it. Dear Bill Lawrence. Here’s one for a future show!
Transmission Radio
Okay that was teasing!!!!! NO FAIR! How are you going to give me an intro like that then up the tempo?? What am I talking about? Sweeeeeet piano intro with some sweet harmonies over the top, there’s me thinking we’re going into ballad territ- wait was that a cowbell??? This is a gorgeous song, road trip kind of a tune I love and ties with Sunrise as my favourite track overall. Nice little acoustic guitar breakdown at the end by the way.
The Sunrise Over The Hill
Third track on the EP, and I’m still loving it. I like this one, probably my favourite track of the whole project. It takes you flying away on a chorus, and rhythmic changes that boggle the mind – I like this because just as you’re settling into what you’d think would be the pattern of the song it changes completely.
On A Holiday
Dear The Jobs. I hate your drummer. I gave up playing air drums for 2021. But here I am with my broken snare and my kick with the hole in the head thumping away. Only kidding. I love him. Love the harmonies on this too, catchy as hell chorus, and guitars that jangle nicely. This song Is radio friendly, and I can hear it being one of those ones you can hear being played as an opener at a festival.
If You Have No One
A rocker to close out a brill project, upbeat, nice crunchy guitars, one to exercise to. Maybe it’s because I’ve missed watching live concerts whether it be in a field somewhere in rural England or in an arena, I hope that one day The Jobs will get to play this one live because it feels like it really needs that big singalong crowd. Overall, a great EP, one I’d give 5/5 for.
