London-based collective Jungle issue their debut full length on XL Recordings, their eponymous album is set to be one of the year’s most anticipated debut releases, building on the success of their ‘Busy Earnin’’, ‘The Heat’ and ‘Platoon’ singles. Based around a core musical duo known simply as ‘J’ and ‘T’ who expand to a thrilling seven piece live band, Jungle make mesmeric, modern soul with true global appeal. Combining what The Guardian notes as "tribal in terms of rhythm but postpunk in sensibility" and Brooklyn Vegan proclaiming "a real vintageness, recalling the period of funk and soul just as those genres started transitioning into disco," Jungle has quickly perked the curiosity of media across the globe. With an intriguing online debut last year through a set of clever music videos for singles "Platoon" (featuring B-Girl Terra) and "The Heat" (starring High Rollarz), the two clips have combined views of nearly 7 million. "The band’s specialty is sleek midtempo 1970s-style funk, with scrubbing rhythm guitar and a steady, understated, in-the-pocket backbeat behind grooves that reveal the workings of their interlocking riffs. Minor chords lent the songs a serious air; the presumed T and J and a woman all sang together, with short phrases reminiscent of disco-era Bee Gees." - The New York Times.

Track Listing
1. The Heat
2. Accelerate
3. Busy Earnin’
4. Platoon
5. Drops
6. Time
7. Smoking Pixels
8. Julia
9. Crumbler
10. Son Of A Gun
11. Lucky I Got What I Want
12. Lemonade Lake

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