Jumping time signatures, jangly guitars and jazzy vocals. Let the textured sounds of Melbourne’s Jaala entice you.

“You’ve most definitely got some gold buried up in that horn / H-h-horn” sings Cosima Jaala breathlessly on her first single in three years. The lead singer, producer and guitarist of Jaala has said that she struggles to identify tempo; with an affinity for dissonance through jagged tempos, it’s her soft yet coarse, sultry but cute vocals that add to the charm of what is so much more than a pretty ditty.

Since the release of her debut album Hard Hold, a release that featured on a slew of ‘best of’ lists, Jaala has reconfigured itself with the addition of Carolyn Schofield on synth. With this change, Cosima, Carolyn and drummer Maria Moles have moved towards a more haunting, dreamy experimental pop movement, away from the guitar shredding prog rock vibes of the past.

Since slowing things down a notch, get amongst Jaala’s reintroduction on new album, Jooyna Spirit. The kawaii-killer attitude is still there, but more tender, vulnerable and restless at the same time. On second single ‘Sames’, “I don’t want to stay the same” is repeated over a growing beat and a changing melody throughout. Continuously evolving, there are many facets to Jaala, and we’re only just skimming the surface.

Get acquainted with ‘Horn’ below.

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