Years active 2002–present | ||
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Website the--irrepressibles.tumblr.com Past members Jamil Reyes (a.k.a. Jams)ApolloIan TrippCharlie StockJordan HuntSophie LiJames FieldNicole RobsonHelen White (a.k.a. Hazlitt)Allan BradburyAnja McCloskeyAndy HarrisPeter MillsCraig WhiteRosie ReedAnna WestlakeAmy Kelly Members Jamie McDermott, Jordan Hunt, Sarah Kershaw Albums Mirror Mirror, Nude, From the Circus… to the Sea, Nude : Landscapes, Nude : Viscera, Nude : Forbidden Record labels V2 Records Benelux, PIAS Cooperative, Of Naked Design Recordings Similar Röyksopp, Diego Buongiorno, Dorian, Zahara, Antony and the Johnsons Profiles |
The irrepressibles always on my mind
The Irrepressibles is an art pop collective founded and led by composer and musician Jamie Irrepressible (f.k.a. Jamie McDermott).
Contents
- The irrepressibles always on my mind
- In this shirt the irrepressibles
- History
- Mirror Mirror
- In This Shirt
- Nude
- Nude EPs
- Collaborations
- Band members
- Studio albums
- Extended plays
- Singles
- Music Videos
- In Popular Media
- Songs
- References

In this shirt the irrepressibles
History

Created in 2002, the band have released two full studio albums to date and 6 EPs. All songs are written by Jamie Irrepressible, who describes them as autobiographical. The name The Irrepressibles is "about breaking boundaries in music and being honest about being gay in music." Based in London, England for many years, the band is currently based in Berlin, Germany. Jamie changed his name from 'Jamie McDermott' to 'Jamie Irrepressible' in 2013, on his collaboration with Norwegian electronic duo Röyksopp.
Mirror Mirror

On January 11, 2010, The Irrepressibles released their debut studio album, Mirror Mirror, a collection of 12 baroque pop songs produced by Dimitri Tikovoi and William Turner Duffin, and written by Jamie McDermott. The album features the single "In This Shirt".

Mirror Mirror received critical acclaim. The Guardian called it "theatrical and very different, a ripe, colourful riposte to all that is Cowell" and The Independent described it as "a dramatic soundscape dripping with echoes of the Weimar Republic and la belle époque."
"In This Shirt"

"In This Shirt" garnered critical and public acclaim after it was used as the soundtrack for short film, The Lady Is Dead, by Israeli production company PAG Films, described by Sundance Channel as "fantastic".
Nude

In November 2012, The Irrepressibles released their second album, Nude. Self-produced by Jamie McDermott, the album similarly received critical acclaim. The Quietus described it as a "remarkably varied and unpredictable album" stating that "the results border on the spectacular". The Independent gave it 4 out of 5 stars, calling it "an act of bravery in a cowardly world" and "swaddled in the most beautiful musical finery".
Nude EPs
2013 saw the release of Nude : Landscapes, the first of three EPs inspired by - and expanding on - the band's second album. This first EP saw the band take a "minimal symphonic" and "acoustic" direction, as described by McDermott in an interview with QX Magazine. The second EP, Nude : Viscera, released on February 14, 2014, "brings together influences from New Wave, Grunge, and Exotica". The third EP, Nude : Forbidden, was released on April 6, 2014.
Collaborations
The Irrepressibles have been remixed by various artists including Iamamiwhoami, Röyksopp, Hercules & Love Affair and Zero 7. Jamie McDermott has also provided guest vocals for Rex The Dog's single "Do You Feel What I Feel" and in 2013 on Röyksopp's single "Something in My Heart" and "Twenty Thirteen." He is also featured on Röyksopp's album The Inevitable End on the tracks "You Know I Have to Go", "I Had This Thing", "Here She Comes Again", and "Compulsion", in addition to the previously released "Something in My Heart" on which he was credited for the first time as 'Jamie Irrepressible'. In 2015, having relocated to Berlin, Germany, Jamie began working with American alternative country artist Jon Campbell and produced his debut EP, released in 2016.
Band members
Current members
Former members
Studio albums
Extended plays
Singles
Music Videos
In Popular Media
Songs
In This ShirtMirror Mirror · 2010
Two Men in LoveNude · 2012
Nuclear SkiesMirror Mirror · 2010