Music News - Auckland rock band Capricore release 'J.A.F.A'
03 September 2024 - 0 Comments
“Domestic violence you just can”t get away from it! Turn up the music so you don’t have to hear that sh*t!” Yells an angsty Aidan Ripley in the second verse of Capricore’s newest single J.A.F.A - set to be released today.
Taking a strong stylistic change from their debut pop-rock single Dreamer, J.A.F.A punches its audience with satirical aggression, rap-like vocals, and punk driven instrumentation. The song paints a brutal realism of what it's like to live in Auckland City, commenting on a wide range of subjects – from its culture around substance abuse, to the city’s ugly transportation system. “It's pretty much just a list of my observations of the city,” states vocalist Aidan Ripley - “its a song about jafas written by one.”
The band explained that with J.A.F.A they’d set out to capture the untamed energy of their live performances on the track’s studio recording. “With Dreamer it was all about creating something that sounded beautiful in the studio, but with J.A.F.A it was all about getting a good representation of how we play live. When you hear Capricore live, we’re raw, punky, and theatrical… very humorous too. We felt that we really got that all down with this track – it shows our audience what to expect coming to our shows.” The single was recorded in BeatSpun Studios, produced by Corey Friedlander (of City of Souls fame) and Elton Noyer (aka DJ Scizzorhands).
The band weren't exaggerating when mentioning their theatricality. Capricore has often been described by critics as a modern and punkier version of Split Enz, with similar oddball-energy and quirky characteristics to the Kiwi-classic group. There is also a major visual element that often comes into play. In the instance of J.A.F.A, keyboardist James Zambucka sets the crowd into a massive chant during the bridge by pulling out a large sign with the letters “J” “A” “F” “A'' printed on the face. It is almost as though the band is reclaiming the jafa slur for Aucklanders themselves.
Set to release September 3rd 2024 - J.A.F.A is a punky banger that is sure to turn some heads both in and outside of Tāmaki Makaurau.
“What a beautiful display of honesty, delivered with in-your-face power, strength and absolute commitment” - Peter Warren of DD Smash.
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