Melbourne’s Jade Imagine release their highly anticipated debut LP Basic Love today on Milk! Records / Remote Control. A powerful exploration of the simple vs. the abstract, Basic Love is an existential ride that shimmers through its playful pop-tones and stripped back nature. Emotionally dictated by the wit and noir of Jade McInally (vocals, guitar, synths) and propelled by a band that seamlessly fuses together elements of synthwave and art-rock, this album is an impressive culmination of jade imagine’s signature style of bleak pop and contemplative new-wave.
Basic Love speaks of the internal and emotional monkey grip that exists within our generation – it’s all meant to feel good even if everything is sinking. Written half in the Sunshine Coast and Melbourne, this album encapsulates both the magic and the struggle of existing in a society that’s trapped in-between worlds; the romantic vs. the sci-fi.
Following their debut EP What The Fuck Was I Thinking? (Milk Records, 2017), on Basic Love each member of jade imagine has consolidated their skills and role as part of a unit to create a powerful album in close consultation with each other. It’s an intimate collaboration where consideration and attention to detail create songs that speak of the personal as much as the political with much lyrical efficiency and technical poeticism.
jade imagine – Upcoming Live Shows
In-store performance
Friday 9 August – Rocksteady Records, Melbourne – 6pm
Headline Dates
29 August – Caroline, Wellington NZ
30 August – The Others Way Festival, Auckland NZ
31 August – Leigh Sawmill Café, Leigh NZ
1 September – Blue Smoke, Christchurch NZ
Supporting Stella Donnelly
Thursday 19 September – Theatre Royal, Castlemaine
Friday 20 September – Karova Lounge, Ballarat
Saturday 21 September – The Corner Hotel, Melbourne
Friday 27 September – Freo. Social, Fremantle
Saturday 28 September – The River, Margaret River
Friday 4 October – Lion Arts Factory, Adelaide
Saturday 5 October – Republic Bar & Cafe, Hobart
Friday 11 October – The Triffid, Brisbane
Saturday 12 October – Solbar, Maroochydore
Thursday 17 October – UC Hub, Canberra
Friday 18 October – UOW UniBar, Wollongong
Saturday 19 October – The Factory Theatre, Sydney
Sunday 20 October – The Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle