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Jarvis Humby:
Assume the Position, It's Jarvis Humby
Jarvis Humby have tightened their pants and already buckled themselves down to be the next big thing. Unfortunately falling a little far behind in line, theyve missed the neo-garage craze by a hair. However, fortunate for them, theyre looking to breathe new life into a different branch of the genre the tighter, brother branch to sloppy U.S. garage British R&B. Coming onto the scene from a slightly different angle, with the brass, fiery organ and mild psychedelia of 60s BritRock, they have a little more to them than a few chords and a drunken solo. The album starts off explosively with a steady, chunky guitar progression, but the real accentuations lie in the nervous, dancey organ and singing harmonica. The lyrics contain their fair share of yeah yeahs but are delivered in a convincing, truly felt manner. Andy Smith could easily hold his ground among the 60s great howlers and growlers. By the time the second track rolls around, were in full tilt psychedelic garage. Again, the beat is driving, the guitars add a great sitar-tinged psych-clang and the organ still jumps it all up a step. Mick Hepple is by no means holding back his Wurlitzer and farfisa organ skills, salting each track to perfection. Ah, I am a true sucker for the psychedelic. Im reminded of The Byrds drifty psych-work, mixed with a bit of Santana-influenced maraca-shaking and groove-oriented soloing. In all honesty, it took me a few listens to start digging this album. At first I did not care for it and bashed it as an over-produced, slick, over-inflated-ego venture into a new fad. Now, going back over it with headphones, I realize that these guys know what theyre doing; not only have they studied the greats, but theyve embodied them and taken it all to heart. While its not new and groundbreaking, its a good understanding of the past and a valiant step into the future. I give it a nod.
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