Skep Wax Records are delighted to be teaming up with Slumberland Records (US) to release a new album from New York indiepop heroines (and hero) Jeanines, How Long Can It Last.
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"How Long Can It Last," out June 27, 2025 on Slumberland Records/Skep Wax
Over the course of nearly a decade making music, Alicia Jeanine and Jed Smith have charted a distinctive course through the history of pop, evoking influences as varied as the 60s folk of early Fairport Convention and Vashti Bunyan, the sunshine pop of Margo Guryan and Laura Nyro, and indiepop touchstones like Dear Nora, Marine Girls and Dolly Mixture.
The new album finds Jeanines grappling with themes of personal upheaval and self-excavation, adding weight to their finest set of songs yet. With Alicia's lyrics incisively interrogating connections, ruptures, and time and its reverberations, songs like "Coaxed a Storm," "What's Done Is Done," and "On and On" combine rich melody with co-composer Jed's crisp arrangements (along with contributions from longtime live show bassist Maggie Gaster) to stellar effect.
Where How Long Can It Last really shines is, as always, in the songs. While the themes are sometimes heavy, the melodies and harmonies are simply heavenly, elevating these economical songs to give each the feeling of a lost classic. From the first notes of opener "To Fail" to jaunty closer "Wrong Direction," this album announces itself as the work of a band in full command of their art (and craft).
Jeanines will be touring the UK in July (with Skep Wax/Slumberland label-mates Lightheaded), kicking off at the Skep Wax Weekender in London, alongside Heavenly, Sassyhiya, The Gentle Spring, Swansea Sound and others.
JEANINES are:
Alicia Jeanine - vocals, guitar, bass, violin
Jed Smith - vocals, guitar, bass, drums
Maggie Gaster - vocals, bass
UK TOUR DATES
17 July 2025 London, Skep Wax Weekender
20 July 2025 Brighton, The Albert
21 July 2025 Exeter, The Cavern
22 July 2025 Bristol, The Exchange
23 July 2025 Oxford, Common Ground
24 July 2025 Coventry, Just Dropped In
25 July 2025 Manchester, Gullivers
27 July 2025 Glasgow, Mono
TRACK LIST
1. TO FAIL
2. YOU CAN'T GET IT BACK
3. YOU'LL FIGURE IT OUT
4. COAXED A STORM
5. THAT'S WHAT YOU SAY
6. WHAT'S DONE IS DONE
7. ON AND ON
8. WHAT'S LOST
9. WHAT YOU DO
10. ONE ART
11. SATISFIED
12. HOW LONG CAN IT LAST
13. WRONG DIRECTION
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picture - Justin Gellerson
