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THE OPENING ACT
APRIL 20�27, 2022
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What we’re into
JINJER, THE BEST
OF UKRAINE
With the war in Ukraine raging,
I felt it best to spotlight what I
believe is the best music com-
ing out of the war-torn country.
This leads me to Jinjer, a four-
piece metal band from Donetsk
in Eastern Ukraine. According
to the band’s biography on their
website, Jinjer originally formed
in 2009.
However, the current mem-
bers regard 2010 as the offi cial
year they formed following the
addition of guitarist Roman
Ibramkhalilov and fi re-breathing
lead singer Tatiana Shmailyuk.
The beauty of Jinjer is their abil-
ity to blend Shmailyuk’s clean vo-
cals and frighteningly satisfying
growls with their many musical
infl uences.
Shmailyuk’s growls can be
off -putting for some, but they
shouldn’t be. In separate inter-
views with Revolver Magazine
and Blabbermouoth.net, the
band members have named
Lamb of God, Death, Pantera,
Slayer and Gojira as inspirations.
A separate piece by LAWeekly.
com mentions R&B, reggae, funk
and jazz acts as inspirations as
well. There is something for ev-
erybody when analyzing Jinjer’s
musical style. They somehow
manage to blend all those musi-
cal and lyrical infl uences to-
New releases
‘PAINT THIS TOWN,’ OLD
CROW MEDICINE SHOW
following week (two weeks in
advance is even better!).
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RAISING THE CURTAIN
ON THIS WEEK’S ISSUE
Due to the group’s name,
good-timey tempos and comi-
cally frantic vocals, Old Crow
Medicine Show can be mis-
taken for a hee-hawing string
band not to be taken seriously.
All of which makes the Nash-
ville-based group’s new album
deceptive in its delights.
“Paint This Town” is indeed a
party starter, but there are also
powerful songs about racism,
drugs, the abolitionist move-
ment, environmental degrada-
tion and the Mississippi flag.
“Painkiller” captures the
desperation of addiction,
and “Used to Be a Mountain”
turns angry as it describes an
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abused landscape. “DeFord
Rides Again,” sung by drummer
Jerry Pentecost, pays tribute
to pioneering but long-forgot-
ten Black country music artist
DeFord Bailey.
While the band delivers
Temenity Pronov
Jinjer is a four-piece metal band from Donetsk in Eastern Ukraine.
gether into something that is all
together their own style.
A March 3 article by the BBC
announced Jinjer is suspend-
ing their musical pursuits to aid
in the war eff ort in Ukraine. The
band was set to begin a U.S. tour
this month but have canceled all
scheduled concert dates. Get on
YouTube, open Spotify or what-
ever and type “Jinjer.” You’ll prob-
ably see “I Speak Astronomy” or
“Pisces.” Those two songs are a
great introduction to the band.
If you’re intrigued by what you
hear, listen further.
those tunes at a furious pace,
“New Mississippi Flag” is a bold
ballad that movingly summa-
rizes the state’s complicated
history in three minutes as it
recalls “rattling chains” and
those “who died on the road
to change.”
Old Crow does find time for
fun. Secor is delightfully ham-
my singing about divorce on
“Bombs Away,” and the album
opens and closes with joyful
foot-stompers. This medicine
show’s passion and energy are
a potent tonic, especially on
songs about right and wrong.
— JUSTIN DAVIS,
BLUE MOUNTAIN EAGLE
— THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
