Song: Jan – ‘Work for the City’
Brooklyn’s Kim Talon, aka JAN, looks and sounds like PJ Harvey (with a bit of Sleater-Kinney thrown on top). A mixture of grungey power-chord action and Barbie doll vocals solidify ‘Work for the City’ as an almost goofy, bouncy anthem, which is made all the more attractive by the fantastic video that accompanies the track. We follow the singer in various scenes around her house: she takes a bath, she gets dressed, she makes her breakfast… all the time being pursued at a snail’s pace by a group of emotionless individuals who desire nothing more than to caress her body with their intrusive hands. Talon’s attempts to cope with this inoffensive but nonetheless slightly inconvenient attention are genuinely funny and this is a thoroughly enjoyable alternative to your standard babe-watch clip.
JAN’s self-titled debut album is released 17th June on Enclaves Music.
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