Desperate Journalist
Desperate Journalist are a post-punk band formed in North London in 2012, b… Read Full Bio ↴Desperate Journalist are a post-punk band formed in North London in 2012, by Jo Bevan (vocals), Rob Hardy (guitar), Simon Drowner (bass) and Caroline Helbert (drums). Hardy and Drowner had previously played together in Birmingham-based band The Drowners; Drowner had then later played bass in Bevan's previous band If.... Helbert joined the band as drummer, having "never really played before". They wrote their first song, "Kitten", at their first rehearsal. The band's name derives from The Cure rarity, "Desperate Journalist in Ongoing Meaningful Review Situation".
The band played their first gig in February 2013 at the Silver Bullet in Finsbury Park. After self-releasing debut EP Cristina they were quickly signed by Fierce Panda, who released "Organ" and "Happening" as singles, leading to their debut album, Desperate Journalist, in November 2014, which was recorded at Dean Street Studios with Keith TOTP.
The Quietus, reviewing their debut album, described them as "beautiful and spellbinding"; Drowned in Sound said that they had "effortless grace" and praised Bevan's vocals. The band toured the United Kingdom to support the release of the album, including an appearance at Whitby.
In 2015 the band played indietracks, headlined the 100 Club, and released a new EP, Good Luck. In 2016, they toured Europe in the spring, and supported Chameleons Vox on a UK tour in August, as well as recording a second album.
The second album, Grow Up, was released in March 2017, backed by a headline tour of the UK and Germany, including a date at the Scala. The first single, "Hollow", was released in October 2016, with an official music video following in November. It was reviewed well by Stereogum, and was picked out as Song of the Day by KEXP. The second single, "Resolution", about New Year's Eve parties, was released on 1 January 2017 and has been playlisted by BBC Radio 6 Music. A music video was released on 27 January. A third single, "Be Kind", was released in March 2017, two weeks before the album. It was playlisted by Virgin Radio UK. The fourth and final single, "Why Are You So Boring?", a "protest song about tossers" was released in June 2017. The band toured throughout 2017 making summer festival appearances at Wave-Gotik-Treffen, Tramlines, and Benicàssim, and supporting the Slow Readers Club on tour in November.
The band released a new single, "It Gets Better" in January 2018, from forthcoming EP You Get Used To It, whose release coincided with a German tour in April 2018. In November 2018 the band released "Cedars", the first single of a third album, In Search of the Miraculous, for release in February 2019. From November 2018 they are joined by Charley Stone as a live guitarist.
Official Website: desperatejournalist.co.uk
The band played their first gig in February 2013 at the Silver Bullet in Finsbury Park. After self-releasing debut EP Cristina they were quickly signed by Fierce Panda, who released "Organ" and "Happening" as singles, leading to their debut album, Desperate Journalist, in November 2014, which was recorded at Dean Street Studios with Keith TOTP.
The Quietus, reviewing their debut album, described them as "beautiful and spellbinding"; Drowned in Sound said that they had "effortless grace" and praised Bevan's vocals. The band toured the United Kingdom to support the release of the album, including an appearance at Whitby.
In 2015 the band played indietracks, headlined the 100 Club, and released a new EP, Good Luck. In 2016, they toured Europe in the spring, and supported Chameleons Vox on a UK tour in August, as well as recording a second album.
The second album, Grow Up, was released in March 2017, backed by a headline tour of the UK and Germany, including a date at the Scala. The first single, "Hollow", was released in October 2016, with an official music video following in November. It was reviewed well by Stereogum, and was picked out as Song of the Day by KEXP. The second single, "Resolution", about New Year's Eve parties, was released on 1 January 2017 and has been playlisted by BBC Radio 6 Music. A music video was released on 27 January. A third single, "Be Kind", was released in March 2017, two weeks before the album. It was playlisted by Virgin Radio UK. The fourth and final single, "Why Are You So Boring?", a "protest song about tossers" was released in June 2017. The band toured throughout 2017 making summer festival appearances at Wave-Gotik-Treffen, Tramlines, and Benicàssim, and supporting the Slow Readers Club on tour in November.
The band released a new single, "It Gets Better" in January 2018, from forthcoming EP You Get Used To It, whose release coincided with a German tour in April 2018. In November 2018 the band released "Cedars", the first single of a third album, In Search of the Miraculous, for release in February 2019. From November 2018 they are joined by Charley Stone as a live guitarist.
Official Website: desperatejournalist.co.uk
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Desperate Journalist Lyrics
Argonauts Oh how the amber beads collect I string them all to…
Armageddon So much self-loathing In your high-end high street clothing …
Be Kind A bundle of nerves I am a vale of tears I'm…
Black Net You phone inanimate homes, they're waiting there for you In …
Cedars She's singing softly, rehearsing her dissent As striplight b…
Cristina This evening, full of fury, You're worried now. Waiting unti…
Everything You Wanted In a monogram in powder-blue All the energies inside of you …
Fault Well the balcony looks out onto A squared-off theatre-stage …
Fine in the Family I was feeling so interesting, that t-shirt fits me so…
Formaldehyde You are a body moving through space Notice the time, notice…
Girl of the Houses I burn bridges, wreck arks, that's the covenant Between you …
Hollow Lichen softens on bended knees Stone sleeping under heaving …
International Waters I found him crying on the billboard in Los Angeles The…
Jonatan In the year of our Lord On a bright messageboard The typing…
Murmuration I think of you driving Railside, dusk Periphery is shining …
Ocean Wave Hopelyn Invincible Slinger Cemfjord Thorodd Antelope Alf Fre…
Personality Girlfriend I'll be your personality girlfriend, baby I will be well awa…
Poison Pen Oh you venerated writer Could your knighthood be much whiter…
Satellite All those old basements and tenements I've been through In e…
The Fear This is our "Music from A Bachelor's Den" The sound of…
The Victim You never understood me You never really tried For all the t…
To Be Forgotten There's always something missing You're never quite content …
Utopia The hollow sound Of a one club town And all the motorway…
Was It Worth It I want to write a love song But I don't know…
What You're Scared Of The big becomes the little And the little comes big It rushe…
Why Are You so Boring I know you don't mean to You just want to…
Why Are You so Boring? I hope you don′t mean to You just want to be…