Our ninth pick for Sheffield Spotlight comes from Django Jones and the Mystery Men and their fantastic new track, ‘Date Night at Joey’s’.
Django Jones and the Mystery Men, straight off the back of their first UK tour, as well as a fantastically-mental support slot at The Washington for Cucamaras, are seemingly taking the Sheffield music scene by storm. Their first single, ‘Bad For You’, was a brilliant and intense track, and ‘Date Night at Joey’s’ is no exception.
A thundering track, the song begins with a screeching guitar riff, as lead-singer Will Tomlinson’s nonchalantly discusses the eponymous date. The humour expressed by the band in their live gigs is definitely on display during the song, with Tomlinson explaining, incredulously, that the date “stopped and told me he didn’t like Weezer- and I’m like, who doesn’t like Weezer?”. After the first 20 seconds, the drums and bass join in, and the song really kicks into gear. Angry and intense, ‘Date Night at Joey’s’ really displays the bands musical talents. The drumming perfectly matches the screeching guitar riffs, illustrating the best bits of the typical British punk sound. However, Will Tomlinson’s vocals definitely give the band a more unique sound, almost Jagger-esque in his delivery. The guitar riff at around the 2 minute 20 second mark is one of the highlights of the song, managing to pierce the thundering drums and really heighten the song.
Overall, ‘Date Night at Joey’s’ is one of the best Sheffield tracks we have heard in a while, and Django Jones and the Mystery Men are easily one of the most talented acts in Sheffield. We are hugely excited to see what they do next.
You can listen to ‘Date Night at Joey’s’ here.