In The Groove Pick of the Week: ‘Jealous Boy’ by The Bug Club
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The Bug Club's new album, "Very Human Features" is set to release this June.
Since I first heard The Bug Club not too long ago, I’ve been completely in love with their fast-and-loose sense of humor paired with great songwriting and guitar riffs (like, way above average tasty wasters — they used to be a blues group, so it makes sense).
They’ve got a new album coming out this year called “Very Human Features” on Sub Pop. And on our first taste of it — the single “Jealous Boy”— it’s very human stuff. Definitely a bit more mature and honest and from the heart than some of their other stuff, which doesn’t take anything away from previous works (like last year’s excellent “On The Intricate Inner Workings Of The System,” also via Sub Pop) but is certainly exciting to listen to some evolution from the duo.
On “Jealous Boy,” guitarist Sam Willmett and bassist Tilly Harris go back-to-back on vocals, and it makes for a splendid earworm.
Listen to the In The Groove song of the week below. Bug Club’s new album, “Very Human Features,” will be out this June via Sub Pop.
