We’re always pleased when an Oxford band starts to make waves and this is certainly true for Jonquil who have debuted a new video for Get Up off of their debut EP, One Hundred Suns (available now on Dovecote Records).
Sharing their vibrant brand of western afro-pop and calypso rhythms, the band made a phenomenal US debut playing three sold-out New York sets in 48 hours. Heading to Austin shortly after, the 4-piece performed to brimming audiences at several SXSW ’11 parties and showcases.
The video for Get Up is compiled from footage of the Tokyo Olympiad in 1965. Complete with twirling gymnasts, marching drum lines, and long distant runners, the video leaves you with an uplifting sense of “anything is possible.” The tropical melodies shine effervescently alongside the images of triumph, and though the video was completed before the tragic national disasters in Japan, one can see it as a nostalgic hope for happier times.
Watch and then download.
Download Jonquil – Get Up mp3 (from One Hundred Suns EP)
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