Jane Doe Unleash Absurdist Visuals for 'Atlas' & Announce Tour Dates
Stacked with unique imagery, the video is a gripping watch over a soundtrack of hard-hitting guitars, blazing vocals and thumping bass. Searing, sardonic lyrics and a catchy chorus are paired with absurdist imagery as the bandmates push and pull a variety of oversize and undersize objects - and even each other - in a swipe at the ineffectuality of arrogance and self-importance. Frontwoman Izzy confides, "We wanted to highlight the salty lyrics by giving the music video an absurdist comedy twist. Everyone knows that person who plays the victim and acts like they’re Atlas with the world on their shoulders, so this is our take on that theme. Instead of the world, it’s a cupcake or an enormous beachball. We’re also all about honoring those in the music and rock world who came before us. The suits let us dress the part, but with a Jane Doe flare.”
Co-directors Janna King and Ava Taulere, with kinetic camerawork by Xavier Henselmann and Ron Geffen’s snappy editing - lean into the band’s general goal to enjoy every minute making music.
Jane Doe continues to forge ahead in the rock world. The band has received acclaim Atwood Magazine, The Luna Collective, Sweety High, and more.
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Upcoming Tour Dates:
3/27 - Eugene, OR Sam Bond’s Garage
3/28 - Olympia, WA The Pig Bar
3/29 - Portland, OR Bridge City Sessions
3/30 - Seattle, WA Funhouse
Jane Doe is not your average band – not by a long shot. With an authentic sound woven from the milieu of rock and roll, the West Coast based Jane Doe is fronted by a defiant, opinionated but incredibly smart and compassionate woman, singing, screaming and messaging an entire generation of whom she’s connected to. Jane Doe’s National (US/CDN) campaign launched along with their debut album "Identified", January 2019 and was mastered by none other than the legendary Howie Weinberg. With tunes like the brutally honest ‘Final Line’, epic throwbacks and homage tracks like ‘This is a Rock Song’, as well as the empowering ‘Scab’ and haunting ‘Scar Territory’, Jane Doe’s music has become part of a new multi-generational soundtrack.
Their sophomore album Found marks a new musical chapter for the band. Single "Dig a Grave” is a face-melting grunge rock anthem celebrating the dirty moodiness of the era. The song is shared alongside a cinematic music video. Helmed by an experience-meets-innovation father-daughter duo, the visual is heavily inspired by Stanley Kubrick with its vibrant visuals, dark thematic undertones and sardonic bite.
Then there is "Atlas", which features rolling drums, dynamic power chords, and deeply intense evocative vocals that fuse together for a vortex of magnetic ferocity. Frontwoman Izzy Kay adds, the song is "inspired by the music that came before us, laced with sarcastic lyrics, and ever-dedicated to carry the torch of rock n’ roll."
Above all else, Jane Doe is the generation that doesn’t fit a specific mold. Jane Doe is a square peg in a round hole. Jane Doe is the wave of people who identify with the past but shape the future.
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