He and a male friend put them on their ears. At the age of 6, he was given a gold sticker for some schoolwork. The title came from a story about Harry’s brother when he was younger. They're the things that enshrine and embody a really stereotypical maleness, but they're trapped and confused, singing a song for a future without those things.” Sam Travis also directed the video for the previously released first single from Earrings Off!, “Eggshell.”įollowing their acclaimed debut Gist Is, Earrings Off! finds Adult Jazz confidently veering into more electronic territory with elasticated beats and harsh vocal experimentations riding alongside off kilter horn arrangements and treated string sounds, all shaped by the band’s inimitable and unpredictable songwriting. Earrings Off! is the sound of a band breaking away from the crowd, and being all the better for it.Įarrings Off! is an ambitious sonic and visual exploration into the gendered body, propelling Adult Jazz into a fascinating new direction. A bit like Greek statues and a bit like trophies for young athletes. “Earrings Off!” video director Sam Travis describes the video saying, “it's a singing sculpture. No one is immune to gender shame, immunity is curated and learnt, and often arrived at intellectually through lots of unlearning.” Even to subvert it, the archetype has to be firmly present in you. Adult Jazz’s Harry Burgess discusses the track saying, “it's about about an idealized gender archetype that we all carry around in the back of our minds. Adult Jazz return with a new record on May 20, Earrings Off!, and they’ve shared a captivating video for the title track.
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