Just days after unveiling their punky comeback single, the original lineup of Philadelphia Grand Jury have now unveiled their long-awaited sophomore effort. The record is titled Summer of Doom and is slated to drop 2nd October.
The story of Philadelphia Grand Jury begins in a house in Sydney back in 2009. Simon ‘Berkfinger’ Berckelman was listening to too much Snakefinger and Talking Heads and decided to sell his car to buy enough gear to record his friends MC Bad Genius and Dan ‘W.’ Sweat.
The trio soon signed to Boomtown Records and their debut, Hope Is For Hopers, was an unexpected success for the band, leading to hundreds of shows and festivals across the country, as well as treks to the US, UK, Europe, and South Africa.
With the departure of Dan, drummers came and went and the band gained more notoriety at home and abroad, scoring massive airplay on Aussie and UK radio and syncs in movies and TV shows. Right as they were about to release album number two, it all went belly up.
Bad Genius and Berkfinger had a major bustup and it was all over as quickly as it began. But after some surprise reunion shows in 2013 and a quick tour in 2014, the band decided to get back to work and flew to Berlin with producer Tim Whitten.
Over the course of 10 days of writing and recording, the band’s new album, Summer of Doom, was born. Most of the tracks were recorded live within 30 minutes of being written and the album is devoid of any editing or computer trickery.
You can check out the Philly Jays’ new single, ‘Crashing & Burning pt II’, now, and pre-order the album from Friday, 4th September. Rest assured the Philly Jays are back and they’re continuing the party they started all the way back in ’09.
Philadelphia Grand Jury – Summer of Doom
1. Crashing And Burning pt II
2. Bit Of A Bummer
3. Get Happy Again
4. Chris Is In A Jam
5. Your Job Is A Waste Of Time
6. Better Send Someone
7. Spend More Time
8. Cake And Eat It Two
9. Seven Reasons
10. Sugar In My Diet
11. Good Time (Packed Up & Ready To Go)
12. Pull Some Strings
