THE JAY VONS THE WORD LP + Mp3 / CD / Digital Release date: November 22nd, 2019

RECOMMENDED SONGS SHORT DESCRIPTION 1. The Word 2. Night (Was Stealing From The Sun) Hot tamale. Keen-eyed soul at its best. Savvy and sophisticated. 3. Changing Seasons Here is the accounting for taste. On any given night, The Jay Vons TRACK LIST are probably the best band in the world. 1. The Word 2. Night (Was Stealing From The Sun) — Swami (, ) 3. Changing Seasons 4. It Was Wrong To Love You 5. Never Take Me Back The gentlemen who enjoy a fine slice, a fine libation, and an even finer haircut are 6. Want You Tomorrow 7. Keep On Moving known as The Jay Vons. The Word showcases how this rhythmic tour-de-force blends 8. My Mama (She Was Right) their love for ‘60s rock and soul with a deftness born from decades of obsessive record 9. Take It This Far 10. Maybe I Loved You collecting and delivered by countless hours of writing and performing. The lead single, 11. Days Undone “The Word,” is a veritable blueprint for The Jay Vons’ sound: spooky organ, undeniable 12. Did You See Her groove, tasteful , forlorn lyrics, all seasoned generously with handclaps and HIGHLIGHTS • Featuring members of Reigning Sound & percussion. Just imagine if The Brothers of Soul (Bridges, Knight, Eaton) produced a Naomi Shelton and the Gospel Queens. session by The Young Rascals and you’re getting warm. “Night (Was Stealing from the • “Never Take me Back” and “Maybe I Sun)” picks up the tempo with a fervor reminiscent of The Jam at their best — punchy Loved You” were both featured in the Network TV show “Lights Out”. drums and sweet harmonies transform this earnest tale of a misaligned affection into • “Days Undone” was featured in the major a dance-friendly feast for the soul. “Changing Seasons” finds the band dialing it back a motion picture “Creed”. bit, settling into a breezy, mid-tempo groove. The string arrangement and soft, pleading • “Days Undone” was the title track in the film “Life of a King”. vocal give way to an explosive, anthemic chorus whose hook-heavy horn line enriches SPECIFICATIONS the melody, creating a perfect piece of mid-sixties pop. Other highlights include: the Artist: The Jay Vons gorgeous ballad, “Never Take Me Back”; the full-throttle assault of “Keep On Moving”; Title: The Word Label: La Castanya and the flute-kissed hit “Did You See Her.” This album is an exercise in how to channel Reference: LC58 the past without ever being trite. This is no facsimile. This is The Jay Vons. Digital Distributor: The Orchard Distributor Europe: Distributor USA, Canada: Daptone Records Although their roots stretch from New Jersey, Manhattan, and Long Island, their meeting Format: LP+Mp3 / CD / Digital was no accident. Mikey Post and Michael Catanese have been writing and playing Genre: Rock / Soul Release date: November 22nd, 2019 music together since high school. They would later befriend Benny Trokan while living in LP barcode: 8435015523558 Brooklyn, where Mikey would join . While all three were playing CD barcode: 8435015523565 in various groups in New York, the guys wanted to start a new band together. They knew CREDITS Dave Amels (organ, additional keys) they needed that extra something. A man of speed, a man of action, a man that denies Michael Catanese (vocals, guitar) these times: Dave Amels. They would later find him on Lorimer Street, just taking in the Mikey Post (drums, percussion) Benny Trokan (bass, percussion, vocals) views. After exchanging the old what-fors and who-are-yous, the group began writing Recorded at Daptone House Of Soul, Dunham and rehearsing together. Since then, The Jay Vons have toured all through the United Sound Studios, Diamond Mine Recording. States and internationally, opening for such legends as & The Dap-Kings, Produced by The Jay Vons, Wayne Gordon, . Engineered by Wayne Charles Bradley & The Extraordinaires, & The Expressions; recorded all of Gordon, Larry Gordon, Thomas Brenneck. their original tracks at Daptone Studios, Dunham Sound Studios, and Diamond Mine Mixed by Wayne Gordon, Thomas Bren- neck, Simon Guzman, Dave Amels, Benny Studios with producers Wayne Gordon and Tommy Brenneck; and, while making a name Trokan. Mastered by J.J. Golden for themselves, have been backing up Greg Cartwright as Reigning Sound. Photography by Sara Macel Artwork by Clara Pousa at Duró Studio The Jay Vons are very excited to present their debut album The Word on La Castanya. DISTRIBUTOR CONTACT They hope you enjoy listening to it as much as they did making it. Mikey Post • [email protected]

USA PRESS / RADIO ENQUIRIES Brendan Bourke • [email protected]

UK PRESS / RADIO ENQUIRIES Will Lawrence • [email protected]

LABEL CONTACT Joan Guàrdia • [email protected]