Lord Jane are a band on the brink. Hailing from Northern Ireland, this five-piece blend post-punk urgency with funky-pop grooves and alt-rock dynamics, forging a sound that is as emotionally resonant as it is rhythmically infectious. Their music moves viscerally and conceptually, raw, emotive energy with “Godzilla-sized hooks and irresistible grooves.” (Hot Press Magazine)
Their debut EP Tulips announced them as a thrilling new force in Irish music capturing the sweaty, unfiltered intensity of their live shows in one take, straight to the board, no click tracks, no compromise. It was the sound of a band testing their limits and discovering how far their chemistry could stretch. RTE2FM proclaimed them “pinned for very big things,” with added support from BBC Introducing, Hot Press Chord Blossom.
But These Last Few Weeks, their newest upcoming single set to be released alongside the EP, is where the band set themselves to reach for new heights.
Written about the guilt that is felt when you live in a period of darkness and the fog finally lifts, the track is an ode to an apology to the band, the people who care about them and wasted time. The track starts off with a catchy guitar line and haunting vulnerable vocals before crashing into a captivating anthem, similar to the sounds of Paramore, that explodes with dreamy textures. Frontwoman Clodagh May’s voice cuts through the noise with startling vulnerability, leading a song that grapples with innocence and forgiveness. The track is bound to leave a lasting impression on listeners with its deeply resonating lyrics and alluring instrumentation.
“It’s about the guilt that follows when the Fog finally lifts. The apologies and excuses that need to be made for missing deadlines, ignoring calls, neglecting responsibilities. The fear of the guilt often plays a role in how long the Fog sticks around for. Sometimes we get comfortable in the darkness, and it’s hard to know where to start when we step outside for the first time in a while.”
While their previous track Kaleidoscopes cast an unflinching look at the chaos beyond the band’s skin: the injustice, the fear, the helplessness. The new single These Last Few Weeks takes a more deeper dive into how the band feel when they come out of a period of darkness and the emotional turmoil that comes with the guilt of neglecting responsibilities and asking for forgiveness.
Produced by Carl Small at Catalogue Recording Studios, These Last Few Weeks is a fully independent production. No filters – just the sound of a band completely in control of their voice and vision.
With a second EP now on the horizon, Lord Jane are evolving fast. Aidan Reynolds and Sam Foote (guitars), Carl Small (bass), Dylan Norton (drums), and Clodagh May (vocals) are carving out a distinct space for themselves one where experimental structures, pop immediacy, and post-punk grit all coexist.
The Lifting of the Fog (EP)
The Lifting of the Fog talks about themes of helplessness and desperation in a very heavy and suffocating world.
The band have used the word ‘Fog’ as an allegory for depression and that heavy feeling in your soul. That feeling when you know you’re about to slip into a spiral for a while. Well that’s the fog, coming to drape over you and everything you do. But a fog never stays forever. It has to lift eventually, even if it’s just long enough to let you breathe.
All I Know
All I know is written from the perspective of a person deep within the fog. When you’re fully aware that you’re falling into the same patterns, desperately trying to claw your way out of the pit, but you’ve fallen out of routine, and changing your appearance doesn’t help. (What must your hair suffer through before you finally just go to therapy damnit!!) Sometimes, the only things that keep us going when we’re deep in the fog are the little responsibilities, like feeding the cat or watering the plants.
These Last Few Weeks (FOCUS TRACK)
This song is an apology to ourselves, and the people that care about us, for all the wasted time. It’s about the guilt that follows when the Fog finally lifts. The apologies and excuses that need to be made for missing deadlines, ignoring calls, neglecting responsibilities. The fear of the guilt often plays a role in how long the Fog sticks around for. Sometimes we get comfortable in the darkness, and it’s hard to know where to start when we step outside for the first time in a while.
Banmarhú
This song is dedicated to the survivors and the victims of gender-based domestic violence, sexual violence, and abuse. The rate of femicide in Ireland is a staggering number. Banmarhú barely scratches the surface of the violence and injustice women have faced at the hands of our church and state and culture of rape over the last century.
Kaleidoscopes
Kaleidoscopes is a commentary on how our view of the world shifts and sours as we get older. Gone are the comforts of parents making sure there aren’t any monsters under your bed, and the crushing reality that Santa was a big lie. And then realising the world has always been a grim place, you were just privileged enough to have people around you to shelter you from it. And we still have the privilege as adults. To choose to look away, or to choose to stand up for what’s right.