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The Ringo Jets is a loud rock band from Istanbul, Turkey, formed in 2012 by versatile guitarists Tarkan (Mertoğlu), Deniz (Ağan), and the hard-hitting female drummer Lale (Kardeş) with no bass in the line-up. Self-titled debut album showcasing the band's garage-rock ethos with blues roots, produced by two-time Grammy holder Tommaso Colliva (Muse, Franz Ferdinand, Damon Albarn) was released in 2014 in the aftermath of Gezi protests to huge critical acclaim, catapulting the band into European concert circles. 2015 and 2016 brought 3 EP releases paying homages to the increasingly popular Turkish psychedelic music of the '70s & '80s. Continued touring throughout the next two years was followed by second LP Open Sesame in 2018, also the final release on the band’s former label. Blasting performances at 2019’s Sziget Festival as Europe Stage co-headliners and Oslo's Øyafestivalen were preceded by many others at such festivals as Primavera Sound, Les Rencontres Transmusicales, Gutter Island, Rock ‘n’ Coke. Touring Europe extensively, the Jets supported the likes of Pixies, Portishead, and Gogol Bordello along the way. In early 2019, The Ringo Jets changed management and signed a new recording contract w/ Ferment Records, heading straight into the studio w/ Colliva again to record its next 4-track EP “Yadigar”, released in December 2019 to great critical acclaim. A 'Keepsake Edition' of this EP w/ Remixes, Live Instrumental & Demo versions of these 4 songs is released end of 2020.