After finishing 2007 with an extended series of phenomenal shows - supporting CSS, Babyshambles, Dizzee Rascal and the Kaiser Chiefs as well as their own headline gigs, Joe Lean & The Jing Jang Jong refuse to let up the pressure in 2008.
The band release their first commercial single, the scorching 'Lonely Buoy', on 18 February, and kick off what promises to be a year of non-stop gigging with a series of headline shows in January, before joining the Cribs on the NME Awards Tour in February.
The band formed in 2006 when Joe, then juggling drumming duties with The Pipettes, decided he needed an outlet for the effervescent pop symphonies that he had been writing. Luckily he didn't have to look far - "I realised I knew the three best guitarists in the country and managed to get one of them to play bass".
Together with drummer James Craig, Panda (bass), Tom Dougall (guitar), Dom O'Dare (guitar) joined Joe in nearly a year of intensive writing and rehearsal before playing their first show early in 2007. After only a handful more gigs the buzz on London's music scene was deafening - a truly special band had arrived.
Most bands would struggle under the weight of expectation being heaped upon them so swiftly, yet Joe Lean & The Jing Jang Jong thrive under the pressure. The band's debut album has been recorded in a north London studio over the last three months in days stolen between live shows, and is the perfect distillation of the boys inspired blend of garage rock, classic pop and doo-wop. With finishing touches currently being applied, it is left to the band's first commercial single release 'Lonely Buoy' to provide the appetiser for what promises to be one hell of a main course.