Led by singer/songwriter Mike Edwards, Jesus Jones was formed in London, England, in early 1988, and was signed soon afterwards by Food Records. Liquidizer was an energetic debut that provided further UK hits with ‘Never Enough’ and ‘Bring It On Down’. ‘Doubt’ produced mainly by Edwards, saw the band inject a stronger commercial element. After six weeks at the top of the US alternative chart it entered the Billboard chart and in the UK it reached number 1. In the summer of 1991 the band, who had always kept up a busy live schedule, became part of a nucleus of young UK bands enjoying hits in the USA while still keeping the alternative British sound (the mixture of rap, dance and punk-inspired rock pioneered by bands such as Ned’s Atomic Dustbin, Pop Will Eat Itself, and Jesus Jones).
Jesus Jones have produced 5 albums to date which included numerous remixes and singles. ‘Right Here, Right Now’ was a major success, they found their abrasive pop suddenly popular within the USA’s generally conservative market. However, Mike Edwards’ music and lyrics are far from conservative. They are a reflection of personal moments in his life to world political events in Afghanistan.
The EP, 'Culture Vulture' contains four completely new tracks and remix tracks so that fans can remix Culture Vulture themselves. Culture Vulture displays the rockier side of things: “it doesn’t sound like Jesus Jones as they expect us to sound. We’ve been out of the public eye so people still think of us in terms of ‘International Bright Young Thing’ but this is rockier, more 2004! It’s about popular culture being used as a way to get famous.†describes Mike Edwards.
This profile is not run by the band, it is run by Matt Barker.
