Jockstrap is the perfect amalgamation of Georgia Ellery and Taylor Skye's immense talents. The London duo, who met at university where they were studying jazz and electronics respectively, create music that is eclectic, unexpected, surreal, and they revel in that chaotic, bizarre space they've carved out; at first listen, their debut I Love You Jennifer B, sounds like a pop playlist generated by a confused AI bot. "Everything on the album is pretty singular sounding so we hope there is a track on there for everyone and something that speaks to you and says 'I'm a banger,'" Ellery has said.
"Jennifer B," "Debra," and "50/50" sit comfortably between the worlds of pop and electro but Jockstrap knows 10 tracks of electro-pop, no matter how many quirky effects you layer, has been done to death, so there are surprises throughout I Love You Jennifer B. "What's It All About?," "Angst," "Glasgow" and "Lancaster Court" all have tinges of soft pop, some with folk elements sprinkled with harp or guitar and others with slow ambient electronics. Smack-bang in the middle of the album is "Concrete Over Water," which sounds like Lana Del Rey and Kate Bush colliding with a child's video game. It's a blissful breathing point with Ellery's soaring vocals carving their way through the track before breaking down into a cacophony of orchestral sounds and electronic beats. You might describe it as, well, indescribable, which is exactly Jockstrap's goal. A true Qobuzissime! © Jessica Porter-Langson/Qobuz