"should I forgive and forget, naw, fuck you and fuck that too"
Listen to the tongue twisting, mind bending F.O.R.G.IV.E by divergent rocker Jon The Guilt, the musical project / band of Jon Moor and you might think of late 70's proto punk or mid 80's new wave blends of Goth Pop and industrial. If you are very young those descriptors might not make sense but then Jon The Guilt will sound totally fresh to those wet behind the punk ears anyway. F.O.R.G.IV.E is from Moor's upcoming EP "L’appel Du Vide" to be release later this year.
Moor describes the songs contained on L’appel Du Vide as:
“Raw from the gut emotional urgency, and not being afraid to show it, or express those sides of life. Coming from the punk scene, I never felt like I fit in. I loved the sonic capabilities of punk but the mentality felt so limiting to me. You had to be this or that like it was some sort of club. For me, It got to be where you weren’t allowed to be enthusiastic without being almost cartoonish. I now enjoy exploring outside of the box with new sounds and styles of writing.”
[Steering away from his early influences while embracing the sound of classic rock touchstones like Neil Young, ELO, Tom Petty, and Fleetwood Mac, L’appel Du Vide came together in the comfort of Moor’s home—its title translating to “Into the void” in French, a concept that appealed to Jon who defines it as “The feeling you get when you look over the Empire State Building and think you could jump.” “A lot of my songs have to do with anxiety in relationships—the ups and downs of marriage,” he explains while discussing the new material’s thematic bent as well as the panic disorder that further informs his sound: “It comes out not so much lyrically, but musically.”]
The discordant reflections on F.O.R.G.IV.E coupled with the funk punk tones makes me think of an amalgam of Roxy Music meets New Order meets Richard Hell and the Voidoids. Smiling.
-Robb Donker Curtius
THE FACTS AS WE KNOW THEM - PRESS NOTES:
Merging punk’s hard-charging sincerity and the sweeping
anthemic structure of classic rock, Jon Moor and the Guilt
explores the complications of life and love using their own
unique sonic palette and drawing from a life’s worth of musical
and personal history. Recalling the passionate burn of Paul
Westerberg’s solo career, Moor’s forthcoming debut
EP L’appel Du Vide dives deep into the heart of modern life’s
anxieties, asking important questions about what we give
others in the relationships we forge—and what we expect
back as well.
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