Former SEPULTURA Drummer Featured In JAMAICA Video

August 16, 2010

Former SEPULTURA and current CAVALERA CONSPIRACY drummer Igor Cavalera is featured in the new video from JAMAICA, the French duo formerly known as PONEY PONEY. Watch the clip below.

Packed with stop-start metallic guitars and fuzzy indie-pop melodies, the "Short & Entertaining" video was directed by Jeremie Rozan and Martial Schmetz from Surface2Air (JUSTICE VS. SIMIAN, THE STREETS).

The "Short & Entertaining" single is being released on August 16 through Co-op Music. The track comes off JAMAICA's debut album, "No Problem", which was produced in Paris by Grammy Award winners Xavier de Rosnay (JUSTICE) and Peter Franco. Contrary to what people might expect, there isn't a synth in sight. In fact, the only rule when recording the album was "No synthesizers would be involved!"

Based in Paris, JAMAICA consists of Antoine Hilaire and Flo Lyonnet. Antoine's inspirations range from MICHAEL JACKSON and THE BEATLES to '60s girl groups and NIRVANA, while Flo is the electro head but holds a special place in his heart for the likes of PANTERA and RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE.

This wide spectrum of influences gives JAMAICA its distinct sound: sleek pop hooks and rock undertones alongside super tight electronic production. The album's yacht rock sound — resplendent with guitar solos reminiscent of DAFT PUNK's "Discovery" — arrives just at the right time for summer.

JAMAICA, which plays with a live drummer, opened the NME Radar Stage at The Great Escape earlier this year and recently supported TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB on their French tour.

Find more on

Prev More News Next

Comments Disclaimer And Information

BLABBERMOUTH.NET uses the Facebook Comments plugin to let people comment on content on the site using their Facebook account. The comments reside on Facebook servers and are not stored on BLABBERMOUTH.NET. To comment on a BLABBERMOUTH.NET story or review, you must be logged in to an active personal account on Facebook. Once you're logged in, you will be able to comment. User comments or postings do not reflect the viewpoint of BLABBERMOUTH.NET and BLABBERMOUTH.NET does not endorse, or guarantee the accuracy of, any user comment. To report spam or any abusive, obscene, defamatory, racist, homophobic or threatening comments, or anything that may violate any applicable laws, use the "Report to Facebook" and "Mark as spam" links that appear next to the comments themselves. To do so, click the downward arrow on the top-right corner of the Facebook comment (the arrow is invisible until you roll over it) and select the appropriate action. You can also send an e-mail to blabbermouthinbox(@)gmail.com with pertinent details. BLABBERMOUTH.NET reserves the right to "hide" comments that may be considered offensive, illegal or inappropriate and to "ban" users that violate the site's Terms Of Service. Hidden comments will still appear to the user and to the user's Facebook friends. If a new comment is published from a "banned" user or contains a blacklisted word, this comment will automatically have limited visibility (the "banned" user's comments will only be visible to the user and the user's Facebook friends).