Anyone who has been invested in underground music during the past 5 years will be well-aware of the name Andy Human; causing a huge sensation with his main group The Reptoids the band have released a slew of acclaimed singles and an LP which have impressed collectors and fans of the current wave of punk and placed Andy in the top-tier of celebrated songwriters within the genre.
In 2017 Andy started his solo side-project Jackson Politick with a fantastic debut LP release on Fullerton, CA based label Neck Chop Records. The album entitled Paste V.1 differed slightly from Andy's earlier work with the Reptoids and his earlier solo efforts, focusing on more emotive song writing and at times a fantastic pop touch added together with an almost psychedelic weirdness.
In 2018 Andy has returned to the Jackson Politick project and Market Square is proud to have had released the 7" last November (2018).
Both sides feature Andy at his most introspective and emotive, yet also retaining his punk awareness and edge.
The a-side Psycho-Mania has an almost glam-rock handclap beat to it, with oscillating synths and power driven guitar chords. The unique thing however is the outsider lyrics which outpour from Andy's mind and mouth, some home truths are being stated there, telling us all about the "assholes" in our society... Andy definitely delivers the sermon about our current Psycho-Mania world. This is definitely for fans of Roxy Music, Pere Ubu and Chrome.
The flip-side however is a more softer affair, although lyrically retaining Andy's punk wit 'Well-Adjusted Australians' is a melancholic slice of UK sounding indie-pop or post-punk (depending on how you hear it) At times it has a very Television Personalities (Painted Word LP era) vibe to it and at the same times recalls New Zealand band The Clean., either way it's a great track which much self-deprecation as well as sarcastically (yet playfully) making a dig at our Well-Adjusted Aussie friends (you know who you are)
The single is limited to 300 and comes housed in a duo-tone risograph fold-over sleeve.
You can purchase the single and stream the tracks direct at Market Square via bandcamp here JACKSON POLITICK
It is also available from the usual outlets at -
Rough Trade (UK)
Norman (UK)
Sorry State (US)
Florida's Dying (US)
Neck Chop Records (US)
Clearspot (Europe)
Episode Sounds (Japan)
Strange World (Australia)
and a host of other record stores worldwide.
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