Finnish alternative rockers Headphone Jacks premiere new single »Black Flies«; debut album »Discipline« out April 11th via Inverse Records!
Helsinki, Finland based alternative rock band Headphone Jacks premiere the second single »Black Flies« taken from their upcoming debut album, »Discipline«, scheduled for release on April 11th, 2025 via Inverse Records.
Tracklist:
01. Space Ghost
02. All Them Zombies
03. Lunatic
04. Black Flies
05. Pharaoh’s Cane
06. Saviour
07. Pawns
08. Discipline
Courtesy of Inverse Records:
“The new single »Black Flies« from Headphone Jacks deals with themes of darkness, fear and existential exploration.”
Finnish Headphone Jacks is set to release their debut album »Discipline« album on April 11th, 2025 via Inverse Records. The second single »Black Flies« from the album is released today and it’s available here: https://push.fm/fl/headphone-jacks-black
The band comments: “Black Flies is about themes of darkness, fear, and existential exploration. It speaks of being born into overwhelming fear and the inevitability of existence. There is a search for meaning and purpose outside conventional norms. The imagery of a single tear in darkness and the fate of disappearing highlights a sense of sorrow and inevitability. The lyrics also touch on themes of sacrifice and rituals. Mention of black flies and the struggle to escape them adds a sense of entrapment and despair. The lyrics repeatedly call to run away and not look back emphasizing a desire for escape and liberation. Overall, the lyrics explore deep and complex emotions, painting a vivid picture of a journey through darkness and the search for meaning and freedom.”
Photo by Riku-Pekka Lappalainen
Sonically, Headphone Jacks draws inspiration from 90’s grunge and 00’s desert rock, prog, post-punk and today’s alternative bands. Band is not simply satisfied with writing just genre-faithful pieces – they mix it up with layered backing vocals to create lush choruses setting us apart from the typical meat-and-potatoes hard rock band. Each band member contributes to arranging and bringing in riffs, melodies and ideas.
Pre-order CDs from HERE.
Listen to the first single »Space Ghost« HERE.
About Headphone Jacks:
Headphone Jacks was invented in guitarist J-P Herlevi’s home studio in Kerava, Finland during the summer of 2018. “We were just goofing around with GarageBand and putting down J-P’s riffs to drums and bass lines, then I wrote quick lyrics and sang something. We dug it right away and even in the morning after through our mild hangovers we still thought the results still sounded pretty good. First ideas were pretty basic but we thought we have our own sound,” said Jaakko.
The duo quickly became a trio and then a quartet when multi-instrumentalist brothers Riku-Pekka (guitar, vocals) and Aleksi Lappalainen (drums) joined. All members of the group have a long history with different bands and projects and contribute to the band’s output. The band does often get commended for their live shows and first-time listeners are surprised of what they had experienced. Headphone Jacks has its own sound and its own thing going.
The band holds its HQ in an industrial estate in Helsinki in a mixed commune comprising other bands and various motorcycle clubs. The guys have regular day jobs. Jaakko is a manager in a software firm, J-P a sales manager, Aleksi a freelance corporate graphics designer and Riku-Pekka lives behind the film camera for TV shows.
Headphone Jacks sound:
Sonically, Headphone Jacks draws inspiration from 90’s grunge and 00’s desert rock, prog, post-punk and today’s alternative bands. Band is not simply satisfied with writing just genre-faithful pieces – they mix it up with layered backing vocals to create lush choruses setting us apart from the typical meat-and-potatoes hard rock band. Each band member contributes to arranging and bringing in riffs, melodies and ideas.
All music and lyrics written by Aleksi Lappalainen, Jaakko Anttonen, J-P Herlevi, Riku-Pekka Lappalainen. Album cover by Aleksi Lappalainen.
Line-up:
Jaakko Anttonen – Vocals, Bass
J-P Herlevi – Guitar, Keys, Vocals
Riku-Pekka Lappalainen – Guitar, Vocals
Aleksi Lappalainen – Drums, Percussions, Vocals
Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well