Hugo Manuel
Jody Prewett Ben Rimmer Kit Monteith Sam Scott Robin McDiarmid
Influences
Joan baez, Motown, Masmalom, Yo La Tengo, Baltic swing, The Books, the Kranky back catalogue, old maps, Palace Music, drawings in biro, metal piping, the Romanian Taragot, Hawaiian guitar, Krzysztof Penderecki, Eno, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Terrance Malick's films, The Chinese Blossom Orchestra, Phil Elvrum, ambience, Neil Young, flowers, diy, stripes, Fennesz, Frida Kahlo, Naxos Music Library, bass clarinet, nursery rhymes, bird song, piles of leaves, Anticon Records, Bill Hicks, Stars of the Lid, The Carpenters / Burt Bacharach, Pedro Almodovar's films, Messiaen, Richard Linklater's films, slide guitar, hammer dulcimers, pak choi, extreme dust, Qawwali music, cooper's baguettes, gusto's coffee, buzz, keith fullerton whitman, installations, nick's notebook, red bricked buildings, terraced housing, mist, albert ayler's 'new grass', terry riley, Tom Brosseau, G&D's, LDV Pilot, TTNG, ring of fire, Trevor the bearded dragon, Lou Barlow, John Cage, Rothko, The Zombies, Alan English, Cluj-Napoca, reed organs, combo organs, Alan Lomax, group singing, Bulgarian woman's choir, Lata Mangeshkar, Thrill Jockey, Silsila, El Perro Del Mar, Basic Channel, Can, Fleetwood Mac, Youthmovies, Beth Gibbons, Baritone Saxophone, Jim O'Rourke, Monks, Nancy Sinatra, Four Tops
Sounds Like
"This is a masterclass in how to purvey experimentalism without foregoing accessibility, and for that alone, Jonquil need to become huge" Clash
"The tone is deadpan and resonant, the voice more instrument than flowery embellishment, while the tenderness and fragility is left to the other musicians" The Wire
"Beautiful weirdness" Metro
"The times i've seen Jonquil play live, its been in tiny, intimate venues in Oxford and they've inspired these mass sing-alongs each time... its pretty special to watch" Yannis Philippakis (Foals)
"Jonquil's efforts create the atmosphere in which one could slice through the air with a knife" Rock Sound
"Its a tranquil and soothing listen with moments of euphoric chanting and the wonderful lapping of shifting harmonies and textures, and ever present thrill" Notion
"Lions is a fully realised offer, which belies Jonquil's collective young age, and, while it might not cause the same ripples as their high profile friends, it brims with the same enthusiasm and invention" Music Week
"a host of beutiful Beirut-gone-English folk songs" NME
"...like an Elizabethan Sufjan Stevens or Adem without the 'I invented folktronica' self-importance" Vice
"The lyrics parade youth in all its bare-bellied beauty- a perfect companion to Indian summer nights and lazy post-party Sundays" Stranger Magazine
"They sound distant, the accordian is walking away slowly from something, and taken with it a bedroom full of orchestration. It all makes me want to join them" nothingbutgreenlights.net
"The long, sweeping melodies that litter this LP are at times achingly perfect and the laid-back orchestration and bedroom production make for a humbling experience" Drowned in Sound
"Ben’s violin resounded perfectly, windows opened, Jody and Robin’s guitars mixed together and ladies applauded, while Kit’s percussions put rhythm into our walk" La Blogotheque
"Once in a while an album will come along and win us over before we’ve even had time to put something else on... Such is the case with Jonquil, an eclectic sextet whose new album is destined to be a word of mouth sensation" Foggy Notions
Vertical Montanas is an 10-piece group that contains all the members of Jonquil plus all the members of Youthmovies. We have recorded one double A-side single which is available on Motive Sounds Recordings:
Jonquil like to play gigs. For booking contact:
manuelhugo[at]hotmail[dot]com (UK)
acuarela[at]acuareladiscos [dot]com (SPAIN & PORTUGAL)
bjoern[at]underthestars[dot]de (REST OF EUROPE)
For Press inquiries, contact IN HOUSE PRESS: lisa [at] inhousepress [dot] com
I'm pretty ashamed at myself, for never getting round to properly listening to you guys until now. It's amazing, really, truly incredible. I hope I get to see you live soon.
Hi Jonquil! Thanks for the gig in Leipzig, it was perfect for a intimate atmosphere. Was the sound on the stage good?? It was ok with the return (I don..t know how to say in english!)? I would like to play here with my band. Would you recommend me this club? Thanks and see you! Laurent M
hey hugo, how did the latitude and truck shows go in the summer? my EPs done now, we did it in a studio in the end, hope your bedroom isn't too offended. ric x
