Jane Vs World - B GradeLisa Loeb

Mon 26th Dec, 2005 in Music Reviews

Jane Vs World was born when keys player Jadey O’Regan moved to Melbourne after a five hour phone conversation with new best friend Kate Duncan. The two have been playing various venues around Melbourne for a while now, and have also played some  shows in Sydney, Brisbane, and regional centres in between. Their debut EP 56K Hearts will be released in February next year, but in the meantime, we’ll have to make do with exciting debut single B-Grade Lisa Loeb.

B-Grade Lisa Loeb is a fast and furious, but most of all fun, track. It’s heavy on pianos and Duncan’s poppy vocals, even though it’s essentially a break up track. It laments conversations about bands that hinted at a deeper personality clash. Luckily, the content never drags the song down, and this piece of pop perfection is an instant charmer. B-side The Subterraneans is a similar effort, and although the tempo is reduced, the atmosphere and intent certainly isn’t. Its more of a road trip song, singing about trips to San Francisco.

These two songs are an brilliant introduction to a band that is certainly going to turn some heads, or at the very least, shakes some asses. Its entirely possible the music industry didn’t need a cynical, nerdy version of Josie and the Pussycats, but by gum we’ve got them, and as long as they stick around, listeners will be all the better for it.