Jan - Everything Must Go (EP)
ARTIST.....: Jan
TITLE......: Everything Must Go (EP)
LABEL......: Guilt Ridden Pop
URL........: http://www.myspace.com/jantheband
RIP DATE...: Dec-14-2007
STORE DATE.: Sep-27-2007
GENRE......: Indie
QUALITY....: VBR / 44.1Hz / Joint-Stereo
SIZE.......: 18,1 MB
Track Listing:
01 - Juliet Was The Sun 03:33
02 - Talk Of Love 04:52
03 - Heaven 05:09
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13:34 min
Release Notes:
http://www.myspace.com/guiltriddenpop
http://www.guiltriddenpop.com
Singer / songwriter / multi-intrumentalist Jan (a.k.a. Jeaneen
Gauthier) got her musical start at the age of six, when she
received a guitar, and the next year an electric organ, for
Christmas. Her first-ever song an acappella composition entitled
"Gay Rights" caused quite a controversy at home and was
immediately banned. Early influences include Charo, Fred Rogers,
The Carpenters, and The Lawrence Welk Show. Jan was often grounded
to her room during her teen years, which gave her plenty of time
to work on her song-poems, figure out how to play "House of the
Rising Sun" on guitar, practice the violin, and listen to The
Jam's "Sound Affects" over and over again.
After a brief stint leading the all-girl garage band Debi-7 in the
late 90s, she formed the indie-rock trio JAN, whose debut record
"The Early Year" (2000) captured the attention of the college
music scene nationwide with a beguiling mix of driving rock
rhythms, soft-spoken melodies, and soul-searching lyrics. Their
2002 EP "Smoke + Mirrors" delivers smart / sensitive girlie-rock
replete with hooks (and a few barbs, too) while paying tribute to
The Magnetic Fields and to Canada, the singer's imaginary
homeland. In "Everything Must Go" JAN channels Blondie, Fleetwood
Mac, and Cocteau Twins influences into a swirling mix of bright,
melodic pop colored here and there with dark shadows.
JAN the band consists of Gauthier on vocals and guitar,
accompanied by the high-energy rhythms of drummer Nick Hook and
the McCartney-esque basslines of Jacques Wait, who also lends his
recording and production skills to the mix.
In recent years Jan has also ventured out as a solo artist,
playing simply arranged semi-acoustic tunes that showcase her
intimate and silky-smooth vocal style. Currently she is at work
recording a new full-length collection. She lives in Minneapolis,
Minnesota, and is self-employed as an illustrator and graphic
artist.