Video: JJAMZ, ‘Never Enough’
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Things have been going pretty well for L.A. indie-pop group JJAMZ (pronounced “juh-Jamz”) comprised of Jason Boesel (Rilo Kiley, Bright Eyes), James Valentine (Maroon 5), Alex Greenwald (Phantom Planet), Michael Runion (solo), and Z Berg (The Like). They’ve recently been signed to Dangerbird Records, and their debut “Suicide Pact” is slated for a July 10 release. Although a bit morbid, the album title sheds light on how close JJAMZ’s members are, and director Eddie O’Keefe takes the friendship theme and runs with it in the music video for their sunny tune “Never Enough.” Featuring Berg and actress Brie Larson (“21 Jump Street,” “United States of Tara,” and “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World”) as best friends, O’Keefe also plays up to the bright pop melodies that deceivingly cover up the somber lyrics.
||| Live: JJAMZ plays April 19 at the Roosevelt Hotel, April 28 at Detroit Bar and will have a June residency at the Satellite.
||| Download: After the jump, trade your email for a download of the album track “Heartbeat”:
they have the June residency at The Satellite upcoming
thanks mark
[…] JJAMZ are back, minus a J, and with a new all-caps moniker, PHASES. And as passing fancies go, the L.A. quartet have now entered the currently commercially thriving dance-pop phase, having unveiled three lightweight wafers of sleek synths and tuned-up vocals. The band harnesses the talents of four musicians well-known on the L.A. scene — Z Berg (the Like), Jason Boesel (Rilo Kiley/Bright Eyes), Alex Greenwald (Phantom Planet) and songwriter Michael Runion. “We wanted the songs to be fun, danceable and engaging,” Greenwald says, and the video for the single “I’m in Love With My Life” certainly makes a case for the danceable part. It’s the directorial debut of Ethan Tobman, who has a resumé as a top production designer for film, TV, commercials and music videos (the latter including Beyoncé, OK Go, Madonna, Eminem and Pharrell Williams). Anybody who likes OK Go videos will have some fun here. And anybody who’s updating 1980s coming-of-age films might have a soundtrack too. […]