UK outfit, Jungle, visited a sold-out Boulder Theater this past Sunday for one of the best shows I’ve seen this year. XL Recording’s star act upped the ante with the release of the sophomore album, “For Ever.”
Jungle toured their debut self-titled release for two years and packed up shop and moved to SoCal from the UK. The change in scenery is immediately felt from beginning to end of the dynamic offering.
True to the first two songs of the new album, the septet started their set Sunday night with an emphatic take of “Smile” that set the tone for the evening which segwayed into a vibey take of radio mainstay, “Heavy, California.”
Vocalists Josh “J” Lloyd-Watson and Tom “T” McFarland captured many hearts Sunday night, mine included. The falsetto volley of the two frontmen enraptured fans in a temporary pleasure palace of neo-soul for the evening. Even on the more down-tempo takes like “Cherry,” “J” and “T” took everyone in the Boulder Theater to church.
Do yourselves a favor and catch Jungle at the one of many dates below or at the very least, give the new album a spin.
For Ever Track List:
1. Smile
2. Heavy, California
3. Beat 54 (All Good Now)
4. Cherry
5. Happy Man
6. Casio
7. Mama Oh No
8. House In LA
9. Give Over
10. Cosurmyne
11. Home
12. (More and More) It Ain’t Easy
13. Pray
Jungle Tour Dates
Oct 03 Auditorio Blackberry, Mexico City, Mexico
Oct 07 Republic, New Orleans LA, USA
Oct 08 House Of Blues, Dallas TX, USA
Oct 09 House Of Blues, Houston TX, USA
Oct 11 Emo’s, Austin TX, USA
Oct 12 Austin City Limits, Austin TX, USA
Oct 14 Treasure Island Music Festival, Oakland CA, USA
Oct 31 Sentrum Scene, Oslo, Norway
Nov 03 Vasateatern, Stockholm, Sweden
Nov 05 Tavastia Club, Helsinki, Finland
Nov 06 Rock Cafe, Tallinn, Estonia
Nov 08 Palladium, Riga, Latvia
Nov 09 Compensa Hall, Vilnius, Lithuania
Nov 10 Progresja, Warsaw, Poland
Nov 12 Roxy, Prague, Czech Republic
Nov 13 Majestic Music Club, Bratislava, Slovakia
Nov 15 Muffathalle, Munich, Germany
Nov 16 Les Docks, Lausanne, Switzerland
Nov 17 Kantine, Köln, Germany
Nov 19 Gibson, Frankfurt, Germany
Nov 20 Doornroosje, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Nov 21 Tivoli Vredenburg, Utrecht, Netherlands
Nov 22 Trix Hall, Antwerp, Belgium
Nov 24 Super Bock Em Stock,, Lisbon, Portugal
Feb 13 UEA, Norwich, UK
Feb 15 Academy 1, Manchester, UK
Feb 16 O2 Academy, Leeds, UK
Feb 18 Olympia Theatre, Dublin, Ireland
Feb 21 Alexandra Palace, London, UK
Feb 23 Aeronef Club, Lille, France
Feb 24 Olympia, Paris, France
Feb 26 Stereolux, Nantes, France
Mar 01 Palladium Los Angeles CA, USA
Mar 07 Roseland, Portland OR, USA
Mar 08 Showbox, Seattle WA, USA
Mar 09 The Vogue, Vancouver BC, Canada
Mar 12 First Avenue, Minneapolis MN, USA
Mar 13 Metro, Chicago IL, USA
Mar 16 Danforth, Toronto ON, Canada
Mar 17 Mtelus, Montreal, Canada
Mar 20 Union Transfer, Philadelphia PA, USA
Mar 21 930 Club, Washington DC, USA
Mar 22 Orange Peel, Asheville NC, USA
Mar 23 Marathon Music Works, Nashville TN, USA
