Indie and alt rock band Jody & The Jerms play a Christmas shindig at The Castle Tap with mulled wine, festive surprises, a charity collection and a free download of their Xmas single.
Jody & The Jerms are playing The Castle Tap on Friday 18 December, their Christmas Shindig. It's more than just a gig: they're adding festive surprises, mulled wine, and a charity collection to the night, and everyone gets a free download of the band's Christmas single, Christmas Chairs.
For those who haven't come across them, Jody & The Jerms are an indie/alt rock band formed in Oxford in 2019. They've put out four albums to date, and their sound is a melodic, uplifting jangle-pop they describe as both evocative and relatable. It's a style that's caught the ear of national radio: they've had airtime on Radio X, Absolute Radio, Sirius XM in the US, and RTVE in Spain, as well as BBC 6 Music, BBC Introducing, BBC Wales, and BBC Ulster.
Critics have placed them in a few different camps. Radcliffe & Maconie of BBC 6 Music likened them to power pop in the vein of The Bangles, while Post-Punk.com called it the evanescent jangle of endearing pop hymns, drawing comparisons to The Sundays, Belle and Sebastian, Throwing Muses, and The Darling Buds. If those names ring a bell, you've got a good idea of the territory they're working in.
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The night is for 18s and over. Doors open at 7:00pm at The Castle Tap, 120 Castle Street, Reading RG1 7RJ, and entry is free.
