In the near future, historians will point to the Finnish arctic as the home of three things: Santa Claus, reindeer, and acoustic folk punk.
More jolly than Father Christmas and more hearty than reindeer steaks, the music of Jaakko & Jay throws a high-latitude spin on classic punk themes like drinking, revolution, drinking, making music, drinking, acute social commentary, drinking, and drinking - acoustic songs that shed their simplicity in a live situation by taking the audience in, melting their frosty cynicism, and putting smiles on every last person down to the bouncer.
After relocating to the Finnish tropics of Tampere, Jaakko was discovered by rhythm guru Jay, whose single snare and ride are more than enough to fill out the beat when his boots are thumping the floorboards. Jay's accompaniments are the very definition of upbeat, furiously energetic yet attuned to every nuance from Jaakko's acoustic guitar, and always performed to bring out the spirit of celebrating
life out of every tune whether it's melancholy, aggressive, or just solid acoustic folk punk.
-biography by Alaska Kalanen (Da baddest rooftop ninja)
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