AP Track Review
Humblebee by Colour of the Jungle is a song that begins slowly with gentle touches that made me think of Pink Floyd but in an instant shifts into a full tilt indie guitar driven rocker. At the helm of this song is the compelling gritty voice of Jack Evans. His aesthetic feels so internal and pressure cooker powerful with his emotions in a flesh and blood combustion chamber about to explode. His vocals sometimes seem to be barely held back and then that pressure erupts in wonderful ways. The rest of the band is exquisitely adept and pumping out powerful sounds too from the drums by Dan Fiford, to the driving guitar of Joe Costello to the churning bass lines of John Harris and the cool pearly melodic lead riffs of Brandan McVeagh (his lead lines are embedded in my brain).
Someone once told me that in order for a song to be great it has to be about something. HumbleBee germinated because of Evan's life events,
“My sister had gone to a bee farm after her fight with leukemia and my friend was struggling with a cocaine habit. These events inspired my lyrics. Everyone has stuff going on whether it’s happy or not. I try to deal with my ups and downs by writing songs and each one marks that point in my life”
The song holds a mirror to what humanity has done to our environment and Colour of the Jungle have teamed up with Humblegarms to donate proceeds from the single to Bumblebee Conservation Trust, a charity which makes efforts to monitor and conserve bumblebees and their habitat.
Colour of the Jungle hail from the seaside town of Portsmouth, England.
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Robb Donker
THE FACTS AS WE KNOW THEM - PRESS NOTES:
Colour of the Jungle are a five-piece rock band, whose captivating songwriting and raucous energy has been resonating with audiences from Munich to the South coast of England. Their catchy-but-emotional, approachable-yet-raw sound is built upon sexy bass-driven rhythms and edgy instrumentation, creating music that sticks in the head and the heart.
The group of five friends initially started jamming for fun before swiftly moving to the studio where they soon discovered their true potential and recorded their debut EP The Jungle Book. The four-track release perfectly captured the complex basslines of John Harris, confident drum beats of Dan Fiford, rhythmic riff and leads of Joe Costello and Brendan McVeagh, and intriguing lyrics of Jack Evans.
Reminiscent of The Milk Carton Kids, 'Humblebee' features plucky guitars, gritty vocals and raucous energy. Colour of the Jungle have teamed up with Humblegarms to donate proceeds from the single to Bumblebee Conservation Trust, a charity which makes efforts to monitor and conserve bumblebees and their habitat.
The single narrates the current environmental crisis and how years of ignorance from the human race has taken its toll on the planet. It highlights how our selfish acts have caused us to forget the bigger picture and are ultimately destroying our future. ‘Humblebee’ was sparked from life events and retains the feeling of authenticity and honesty throughout the lyrics. Evans confides, “My sister had gone to a bee farm after her fight with leukemia and my friend was struggling with a cocaine habit. These events inspired my lyrics. Everyone has stuff going on whether it’s happy or not. I try to deal with my ups and downs by writing songs and each one marks that point in my life”
THE FACTS AS WE KNOW THEM - PRESS NOTES:
Colour of the Jungle are a five-piece rock band, whose captivating songwriting and raucous energy has been resonating with audiences from Munich to the South coast of England. Their catchy-but-emotional, approachable-yet-raw sound is built upon sexy bass-driven rhythms and edgy instrumentation, creating music that sticks in the head and the heart.
The group of five friends initially started jamming for fun before swiftly moving to the studio where they soon discovered their true potential and recorded their debut EP The Jungle Book. The four-track release perfectly captured the complex basslines of John Harris, confident drum beats of Dan Fiford, rhythmic riff and leads of Joe Costello and Brendan McVeagh, and intriguing lyrics of Jack Evans.
Reminiscent of The Milk Carton Kids, 'Humblebee' features plucky guitars, gritty vocals and raucous energy. Colour of the Jungle have teamed up with Humblegarms to donate proceeds from the single to Bumblebee Conservation Trust, a charity which makes efforts to monitor and conserve bumblebees and their habitat.
The single narrates the current environmental crisis and how years of ignorance from the human race has taken its toll on the planet. It highlights how our selfish acts have caused us to forget the bigger picture and are ultimately destroying our future. ‘Humblebee’ was sparked from life events and retains the feeling of authenticity and honesty throughout the lyrics. Evans confides, “My sister had gone to a bee farm after her fight with leukemia and my friend was struggling with a cocaine habit. These events inspired my lyrics. Everyone has stuff going on whether it’s happy or not. I try to deal with my ups and downs by writing songs and each one marks that point in my life”
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