NEWS - JO BARTLETT RETURNS WITH SHAPESHIFTING DREAM-POP OF: "FLOATING THROUGH"

Artist, producer, festival organiser, promoter, plugger and more; Jo Bartlett has worn many hats during her long and winding career in music. Initially inspired by the classic C86 Cassette, Jo cut her musical chops in a string of indie-pop bands throughout the 80s and 90s. Beginning as a teenage dreamer in The Essential Extras and The Service, Jo would soon find her first taste of success in established acts Go! Service and Bluetrain, both of whom released 12"s on Dan Treacey's Dreamworld Records. Forming It's Jo & Danny in 1999 with her long time partner Danny Hagan, the pair would release their debut album 'Lank Haired Girl To Bearded Boy'.

Before finding success with It's Jo & Danny, the pair had worked as pluggers for Surrey's infamous music haunt The Buzz Club (booking The Stone Roses, Blur, Suede and many more) and also as employees of the renowned indie labels Ultimate Records and Cherry Red respectively. Deciding to utilise their knowledge of the inner workings of the industry, Jo and Danny moved to Wales in 2003 to found the now legendary Green Man Festival; watching it grow from a 500 person grassroots event to 15,000 capacity major UK festival under their tenure. In more recent times, Jo co-founded The Yellow Moon Band (earning praise from Liam Gallagher and touring the world in the process) as well as her own label Indie Through The Looking Glass, by which she is now releasing her own solo material.

Whereas traditionally Jo has always created songs with Danny Hagan (with the latter taking the lead on the lyricism), her trio of 2023 recordings mark the first genuinely solo music of her career.

New single "Floating Through" swiftly follows the previously released "I Don't Want To Hear Any More Music" and "I Waited A Year", currently writing songs for her upcoming debut solo album (planned for release in early 2024).

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