Melbourne’s JJ McCann Transmission – aka veteran Melbourne (by way of Perth and Sydney) underground figure James McCann – has released a new single entitled “Amphibious Skin” from the acclaimed Hit With Love album. The track, which opens the album, is a pick-to-click from the album’s producer, legendary Radio Birdman frontman Rob Younger, who also recently produced Civic’s Taken By Force. Younger’s thoughts about the track? “Anyone who doesn’t like that one is a fucking arsehole, in my humble view.” We’re not gonna argue with that!
James McCann has a long history in Australian rock circles (in Perth, Sydney and Melbourne, and including early line-ups of The Drones and Nunchukka Superfly) and has had a bunch of releases out in France and Spain. James’ new album – his first under the new JJ McCann Transmission moniker – is called Hit With Love and it was produced by Rob Younger of Radio Birdman and the New Christs who produced every second great Australian rock record in the 80s and 90s (Died Pretty, Hard-Ons, Lime Spiders, Celibate Rifles, Hoodoo Gurus etc) and who more recently produced Civic’s Taken By Force. Hit With Love is out now and it’s a scorcher.
The new album is McCann’s first new release since he co-produced the acclaimed tribute to his old mate Spencer P Jones, All The Way With SPJ, which included Chris Bailey of The Saints, Kid Congo, Adalita, Violent Femmes, Alejandro Escovedo, Jim Moginie of Midnight Oil, The Drones, Hoss and more.
Hit With Love, which was preceded by the single and video “Forces at Work”, was launched December 2 at the Cactus Room in Thornbury with special guests Moler.
JJ McCANN TRANSMISSION HIT WITH LOVE ALBUM LAUNCH
SAT DEC 2 @ CACTUS ROOM, THORNBURY
WITH SPECIAL GUESTS MOLER
Tickets available here
JAMES McCANN TRANSMISSION’S NEW ALBUM HIT WITH LOVE IS OUT NOW.
LIMITED EDITION RED VINYL, BLACK VINYL AND DIGITAL DOWNLOAD AVAILABLE
https://jamesmccann.bandcamp.com/album/hit-with-love
https://www.cheersquad.com.au/releases/hitwithlove/
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