Janey Mac - Polygamy

How would one describe Janey Mac? Well, if you ask wiki what the expression means, it will tell you that Janey Mac is an off-the-cuff exclamation of amazement, frustration or excitement from Dublin. In ways this would also be quite a fitting description for the Dublin band which takes this name. As a disjointed and quirky experience, they're off-the-cuff experimental indie-punk foolery.

Formed just late last year, they are very much a side-project, made up of Emily from Party Weirdo, Cathy-Clare who also manages The House of Cosy Cushions at Seadog Records, and guitarist Brian who plays with the band Zing. As with many side-projects, the freedom to express makes for something quite a bit more interesting than many bands on the circuit who try too hard to deliver a package sound, constrained by expectations. Janey Mac have come together to create something that's a bit more spontaneous and unstructured, essentially as a project space for them to be more expressive and creative. They may describe their sounds as that of "DIY and incompetence" but when it does come together (it doesn't always), it becomes spasmodically animated with fever, and a compelling listen.

Polygamy is the choice track, which is currently available to downloaded from their myspace page. It's built around a rolling bass, quirky melody, and a deranged female vocal, and when in full flight is cut in by one of Brian's clambering punk guitar riffs. Regardless of instrumentation though, which is perhaps the least important part of what Janey Mac are all about, the overall effect is one of a crazed excitation. They've yet to release any material, although one would anticipate something materialising through the Seadog Records connection at some point. Meanwhile, they're gigging occasionally on the Dublin circuit, jamming their ad-hoc psychosis out to people with long ears.

Related Links:

http://www.myspace.com/janeymacmusic