They WERE a home-grown Edinburgh act who won a Red Dog Music ‘Battle of the Bands’. These days, they’re a hugely successful “tight, tasteful pop” band, living the dream in The Big Smoke. Allow Jakil to charm your socks off...
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How did you come up with your name? It came from Kieran, Jamo & Liam deciding to start a band and having the tricky task of coming up with a band name. We took the first letters of each of our names which made J, K & L; stuck ‘em together with a few in between and voila! Describe your music in three words. Tight. Tasteful. Pop. Best & worst decriptions of your music? Being likened to Radiohead & Blue Oyster Cult. I don’t believe we sound anything like them but to be put in the same sentence as two acts of their stature is something we won’t shy away from. I guess that answers both best & worst descriptions; not accurate yet very complimentary! Your best gig? Our best gig of the year was at Edinburgh’s Usher Hall in May. It was an honour to play in such a prestigious venue to our home crowd. It was the final date of our ‘Homecoming Tour’ and our first return to
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