You might not know it yet but you already know The Violet May’s lead singer Chris McClure. He was the iconic dishevelled figure on the front cover of the massive selling debut Arctic Monkeys album, Whatever You Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not and also the brother of John McClure of Reverend & The Makers. Now fronting his own band The Violet May, he looks set to become an icon in his own right.

The band were touted by The Guardian at the start of the year as one of the “15 acts to watch in 2010”, they burst onto the scene with their blistering debut single Bright Or Better in late May 2010; an urgent, high-octane statement of intent, marrying Queens of The Stone Age-esque guitars with the wry lyrical delivery of vocalist McClure.

The brilliant new single Jennifer Lies takes the high energy that has earned the band a reputation for a wild live show and puts this onto record. Have a listen and see what you think – we’re loving it.

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Visit their MySpace here where you can also grab a free download of their track Teen Queen.

You can get their previous single via eMusic here.