Music Review // JazzHands – The Christmas Roughly 2 Minute E.P.
Remember those punk albums
that seemed to be posing as E.P’s? You know the type, with track timings so
short you barely hear the chorus (if, indeed, there even is one) and aren’t
even sure if the band or the songs have a name. JazzHands do have a name and having witnessed
them in ear splitting action on many occasions we’re very sure they exist. This
is proved to still be the case with the release of this very ironic E.P. for
C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S.
With a running time of
just over two minutes, this is by no means a Shakespearean listening prospect
and its topic is certainly not one that is uncommon at this time of year. With
titles that reference elves, fern trees and mistletoe and not a sleigh bell in
sight it’s the kind of C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S record we approve of – who needs
endless reference to snow, reindeers and cheer when you can have a band as
tight as JazzHands throw their punk edged jazz into the seasonal arena? This
may not be a listen that you introspect over or even do very over the course of
due to its length but one thing’s for sure, new material from this band is
always welcome…
Words by C. Agent.