Hailing from South-East London with a sound to match, London has been whistling along to Whistlejacket throughout 2016 with increasing fervour. The chorus of bass heavy shoegaze, and soaring guitar hooks is now reaching new heights with the release of the band’s second EP, Oh Brother, via the influential London based Independent label, Fierce Panda – released 02/09/16.

Having supported the likes of Diiv, The Orwells, Yuck, The Wytches, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Yuck and Bully in London, in addition to becoming mainstays on the beaten up stages of East London’s alternative pysch scene – Whistlejacket have just returned from taking the show on the road with a two week tour in September across mainland Europe.

Whistlejacket featured at Hamburg’s Pysch Fest in addition to headline dates in The Hague, Amsterdam, Gronigen, Copenhagen, Hamburg, Leipzig, Saarbrucken, Munich, Berlin, Nyon & Zwevegem before arriving back home with a bang for a completely sold out headline show at London’s prestigious The Lexington on the 19/09.

Admirers of the band include The Horrors' Faris Badwan who described the band as "Hypnotic and immersive", X-Rocks Radio and BBC 6Music, with Whistlejacket getting regular air time & being invited to record an interview for the Steve Lamacq show & play an X-Rocks X-posure showcase at Camden’s Barfly.

The band’s second EP, Oh Brother is out now and has been twinned with their first EP ‘What I Ate on Sunday’ for a limited edition 12” release via Fierce Panda available here - http://www.fiercepanda.co.uk/shop.php?release=518

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‘Amongst a cloud of psych-rock pretenders, Whistlejacket stand tall. Never straying too far from melody, never getting lost in their pedalboard, theirs is a noisy, captivating wall of sound which shines all the brighter for its pop sensibility.’ DIY

'Down at their rehearsal space / studio / party area, Whistlejacket have finally found a source of freedom. Able to make whatever noise they like whenever they like, the band have developed a sound that is by turns blistering and soothing, pastoral and quick direct.' Clash

“Standard bearers of the East London – alternative scene…” John Kennedy – X-Rocks Radio

“London's Whistlejacket are a bit of an unknown quantity at this moment in time. We suspect that their mysteriousness won't last for long if their recent batch of Slowdive influenced demos are anything to go by.” - Drowned in Sound

“Formed around swathes of roaring guitar noise, there is more than enough in and around that signature staple to make this new release both highly infections and often endearing” – Gold Flake Paint

“Banging sound – banging band!” Steve Lamacq - BBC 6 Music.

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