The first release, the Heart Ache EP, was released in 2004 and featured Broadrick playing all of the instruments. It was followed in 2005 by the full-length self-titled LP, which featured the addition of bassist Diarmuid Dalton and drummer Ted Parsons, although not every song featured both new members.
With their third release, 2006's four song Silver EP, jesu took a more melodic and layered approach, gaining comparison to shoegazing band My Bloody Valentine.
Their second full-length album, titled Conqueror, was released in February 2007 in the US, UK, in Europe and Japan. The Japanese edition also contained a bonus disc featuring the two tracks that constitute the 'Sun Down'/'Sun Rise' EP, released elsewhere as a 12" album on April 23.
The band made their United States live debut, in March of 2007, as an opening act for Isis, although work permit problems caused them to miss the first three weeks of the tour. Neither Ted Parsons nor Diarmuid Dalton were able to participate in the tour and were temporarily replaced by Danny Walker, of Intronaut, and long time Broadrick collaborator, Dave Cochrane, respectively. During this tour, jesu also made its South by Southwest debut as part of a Hydra Head showcase.
'Pale Sketches', a collection of older solo works from 2000-2007 was released in October 2007 on Justin Broadrick's own label, Avalanche along with a new four song EP entitled Lifeline, released by Hydra Head in the United States and Daymare in Japan.
Broadrick has also contributed remixes of songs, using the jesu name, for Agoraphobic Nosebleed and Explosions in the Sky. Future releases include split 12" albums with both Eluvium and Battle of Mice.
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Friends Are Evil
Jesu Lyrics
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They come back twice as strong.
And all the stones I've thrown, tell me that nothing lasts
And all stones you've thrown,
Come from your highest throne.
Pass them on to me below,
They remind me nothing lasts
And all the stones I've thrown,
They come back twice as strong.
And all the stones I've thrown,
They tell me nothing lasts.
And all stones you've thrown, they come from your highest throne.
Pass them on to me below,
They remind me nothing lasts
Nothing
in this life is permanent. That's the central message of Jesu's song "Friends are Evil." The lyrics describe the cyclical nature of life, where the actions we take and the words we say can have consequences that come back to haunt us. The "stones" referred to in the lyrics are a metaphor for these actions, the things we do that can cause pain or hurt to others. The repetition of the phrase "nothing lasts" emphasizes the idea that everything is temporary and fleeting.
The first two lines of the lyrics suggest that the singer has thrown stones in the past and is now experiencing the consequences of those actions. However, the next line "Tell me that nothing lasts" gives hope that the singer has learned from their past mistakes and is ready to move on. The second half of the verses seem to be directed at someone else, with the idea that the "stones" they have thrown will also come back to them.
The overall interpretation of the song is that friendship is a fragile thing and that we need to be mindful of the things we say and do. The cyclical nature of life means that our actions will come back to us eventually, and it's up to us to make sure that those actions are positive ones.
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