Black Nash, by John Jody

Black Nash

by John Jody

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1.	Alligator 02:35 video	buy track
2.	Zodiac 02:00	buy track
3.	No Idea 02:59	buy track
4.	Burn My Body Down 03:09	buy track
5.	White Out 01:47	buy track
6.	On the Line 02:20	buy track
7.	Love Underwater 01:59 video	buy track
8.	4 I.O. 02:26 video	buy track
9.	Minute of Rage 03:01	buy track
10.	It's You 02:44	buy track

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When John Jody got out of the military at the end of 2019, the last thing on his mind was releasing an album. He had just finished five years in the Army, and his main goal was getting on his feet as a civilian. "I basically fell flat on my face," says Jody. "Which I think is a pretty typical experience for guys getting out. The civilian world is a whole different animal. Different work, different people, different lifestyle."

The pandemic made the transition even harder. Finding himself out of work and stuck at home, Jody decided to record an album under the name Black Nash, which he'd been using casually for home-recording projects throughout his time in the Army.

The resulting self-titled LP is a taut, focused tour de force. Performed and recorded by Jody himself (with support on drums from friends in Florida and Nashville), "Black Nash" is a 25-minute blast of claustrophobic energy, driving from guitar-heavy climax and restless soliloquies. The songs rarely last more than three minutes. The feelings of restlessness are universal.

"I was totally isolated while I was recording," says Jody, "and I already didn't know anybody where I was living before COVID hit, so the album ended up sounding like quarantine, to me, at least." In songs like "Alligator" and "4 I.O." Jody excoriates a nameless "you," dripping with disdain and anger. On "Love Underwater" he navigates a surreal cultish landscape: "Love underwater is not what I thought it'd be / They took dolphins and force-fed them ecstasy." Throughout, the music bristles with force and tension. Limiting himself to the format of a conventional four-piece rock band-—each track features only one vocal track, two guitar tracks, bass, and drums—Jody has constructed musical environments that are both completely airless and full of open space.

Jody, now living in New York City, is circumspect about connecting the album to his biography. "I'm a happy dude," he says. "I don't think this album reflects who I am all the time, and it's definitely not any kind of commentary on my experience in the military. Who wouldn't be a little wound up this year?" One thing is clear: "Black Nash" is music for 2021.

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released February 26, 2021

John Jody- guitar, bass, vox
Jonny Lutz - drums except for "No Idea" and "Burn My Body Down" / associate recording engineer
Derek Ramirez - drums on "No Idea" and "Burn My Body Down"

Recorded and mixed by John Jody
Mastered by Ryan Power
Art by Caroline Bennett

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