Proudly proclaiming this as their ‘287th’ release, LESS THAN JAKE‘s “right out of the middle of fucking nowhere” EP ‘Greetings From Less Than Jake‘ is a five track/14 minute return to the band’s “classic” sound.
Less Than Jake (quote) “wrote the music, recorded the music, and are selling the music” for $5 a DRM free download, and it’s absolutely amazing that they’ve managed to blindside everyone with the release, not least because it’s rather brilliant.
It’s absolutely devoid of the air of need to impress a label by “selling the new audiences” that has crept into a few of the recent releases, and though they’re certainly not the first to realise it, it’s amazing to see a band go back to making music they seem for more comfortable with after making so many records.
If you’re a fan of old or new Less Than Jake, then there’s loads here to enjoy, and at $1 a song from a band that’s probably provided at least part of the soundtrack to your growing up if you’re reading this, then why the fuck not?