PAPA JUPE’S T.C. attack toxic alpha-male influencers on new single ‘High Value Male’

PAPA JUPE’S T.C. attack toxic alpha-male influencers on new single ‘High Value Male’

Released 22nd March 2024

“I loved everything about this band when I saw this.” – Amy Lamé, BBC Radio 6 Music

“If you wanted to know what it would sound like if The B-52s were to mate with Fat White Family and have children that they just left to play in primeval sludge of illegal substances then that might well be the outcome.” – Adam Walton, BBC Radio Wales

“A brilliant song, with an important message, from a very exciting band – really innovative track.” – Charlie Ashcroft, Amazing Radio

“That track… just WOW! That is one of the best; it’s just too good! I think you’re gonna be hearing an awful lot of this band from everyone. Coming out of Wales – Welsh music scene, once again, amazing.” – Mark McNally, Cumbernauld FM

“A band with social conscience.” – Mike James, Rock Rage Radio

“Lots of exciting stuff on the horizon for Papa Jupe’s T.C.” – Bethan Elfyn, BBC Radio Wales

FFO: Fat White Family, Viagra Boys, Warmduscher, Yard Act, Gilla Band, Fat Dog

PAPA JUPE’S T.C. announce the release of their new single “High Value Male” which will be available on all digital streaming platforms on 22nd March 2024. The song is a sleazy disco track that delves into the mind of a man who has fallen down the rabbit hole of of idolising misogynistic online influencers.

Speaking about the track, frontman Harry Willicombe comments:
“There’s an epidemic of young impressionable boys being influenced by narcissistic figures on social media. We decided to approach this issue with satire so wrote the song in the first-person, from the perspective of a “High Value Male”. We recite the type of nonsense they often come out with, and then let Gem come in with a rejection before the final chorus.”
“We based the takedown on actual quotes by the worst one of the bunch. We don’t want to say his name, but I think we all know who he is”, Nashville-born co-vocalist Gemini Anderson adds. “It felt right using his own words against his cause.”

Bassist Alex Miller wrote, produced and mixed the song in Jupe HQ, the band’s DIY studio.
The Cardiff band will be performing the new single at their hometown headline show in Clwb Ifor Bach on 4th April 2024, along with songs from their “Wetmarket EP”, which has amassed over 60,000 streams since it was released with sold-out headline release-party gig at Porter’s, Cardiff in June 2023.

PAPA JUPE’S T.C. were founded in Cardiff in 2017 by frontman and lyricist Harry Willicombe and multi- instrumentalist Sam Butcher. Together, the pair undertake the majority of songwriting duties in a partnership dating back to 2013 with indie-rockers “Mirror Gorillas”. Bassist, Alex Miller, joined the fold shortly after and has since played an important role in the production and mixing of the band’s music, allowing the band to keep all of their
production in-house.

Ash Smith’s drumming, Tom Emlyn’s synth work, Lucian Ellicott’s trumpet playing, and Nashville-import Gemini Anderson’s joyous vocals have helped cement PAPA JUPE’S T.C. as a unique voice in the burgeoning Cardiff music scene.

PAPA JUPE’S T.C.’s music combines sleazy surf rock and post-punk influences with disco beats and crescendoing gospel organs. Their dark-humoured and introspective lyricism lampoons masculinity, politics, and power.

This February, the band were recipients of BBC Horizon/Gorwelion’s Launchpad funding and were also supported by the PRS and Arts Council Wales-backed Forté Project.
The band have earned a reputation for their wild live performances and theatrical stage presence. They have played sold out headline shows at Cardiff indie staples, Tiny Rebel and Porter’s, and have supported the likes of English Teacher on their UK Tour. In 2023, the band were shortlisted in the Green Man Rising Competition.

‘High Value Male’ was written by Alex Miller, Sam Butcher and Harry Willicombe, produced by Alex Miller & Sam Butcher at Jupe HQ, mixed by Alex Miller, and mastered by Steve Kitch.
Harry Willcombe, vocals; Sam Butcher, guitar; Alex Miller, bass; Ash Smith, drums; Tom Emlyn, synth; Lucian Ellicott, trumpet; and Gemini Anderson, vocals.

AIRPLAY: Amy Lamé, BBC Radio 6 Music; Huw Stephens, BBC Radio Wales; Adam Walton, BBC Introducing Wales; Bethan Elfyn, BBC Radio Wales; Playlisting: Amazing Radio; Mark McNally, Cumbernauld FM, Prospect Radio.

Dates
30/03/24 – Birmingham, Sunflower Lounge
04/04/24 – Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach
04/05/24 – Glastonbury, All Roads Festival
10/05/24 – Swansea, Elysium
11/05/24 – The Waiting Room, London
25/05/24 – Chepstow, Devauden Festival
26/07/24 – Cardiff, Chapter Arts

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