Put on your PJs

I feel like it's rare, in these days of our lives, for a band to jump right from obscurity to having a full LP on repeat in my iTunes. Artists are hyped up beyond belief before even releasing more than a couple official tunes (see: Santogold, A-Trak, Bloc Party, Yeasayer) so that by the time the first full length drops, it's old hat and they're a household name. At least...well...a hipsterapartmenthold name. Regardless, that's why Project Jenny, Project Jan took my ears by storm.

PJPJ is a self-described Electro-Karaoke duo act. One dude - who we'll call Sammy Rubin - fiddles knobs, presses the enter key, clicks mouse buttons, and does all those crazy things that a 2k8 DJ-type does when making music. Another dude - who we'll call Jeremy Haines (but sometimes we'll slip and call him Warren Haines) - sings loud, borderline obnoxious, insanely catchy melodies over the top. They're from Brooklyn, 'nuff said.



I first heard these guys playing at the Big Green Bus party at BG (thebiggreenbus.org, bitches), and they immediately caught my attention. Much dancing was had. Frantic and frenetic, this music gets me hyped up for anything - driving, running, dancing, writing, you name it. It's just edgy enough to keep my attention while not pissing me off because it's too out there. Maybe a little too much for some, it's perfect for me.


Here are a couple bomb tracks from the clunkily titled debut LP "XOXOXOXOXO". "Brooklyn" is so catchy it gets stuck in it's own head, "Zoobar" has an excellent southern/middle-eastern twang to it (fer rill), and "Marsupial" is just bounce-off-the-walls crazy. Peep this shit, it's hot.

Project Jenny, Project Jan - "Brooklyn"

Project Jenny, Project Jan - "Zoobar"

Project Jenny, Project Jan - "Marsupial"