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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

Origin
  
Scarborough, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom (2002)

Members
  
Jamie McDermott, Jordan Hunt, Sarah Kershaw

Albums
  
Mirror Mirror, Nude, From the Circus… to the Sea, Nude : Landscapes, Nude : Viscera, Nude : Forbidden

Genres
  
Alternative rock, Orchestra, Chamber pop, Ambient music, Electronica

Record labels
  
V2 Records Benelux, PIAS Cooperative, Of Naked Design Recordings

Similar
  
Röyksopp, Diego Buongiorno, Dorian, Zahara, Antony and the Johnsons

Profiles

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The Irrepressibles is an art pop collective founded and led by composer and musician Jamie Irrepressible (f.k.a. Jamie McDermott).

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History

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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

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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".

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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"

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"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

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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

  • Jamie Irrepressible (formerly Jamie McDermott) - lead vocals, guitar, piano, electronic programming and composition
  • Sarah Kershaw - piano, vocals
  • Chloe Treacher - cello, double bass, vocals
  • Ollie Hipkin - percussion
  • Former members

  • Jamil "Jams" Reyes - vibes, percussion, vocals
  • Apollo - violin, vocals
  • Ian Tripp - percussion, vocals
  • Charlie Stock - viola, vocals
  • Jordan Hunt - violin, vocals
  • Sophie Li - double bass, vocals
  • James Field - percussion, vocals
  • Nicole Robson - cello, vocals
  • Helen White (a.k.a. Hazlitt) - violin, vocals
  • Allan Bradbury - cello
  • Anja McCloskey - accordion, Piano
  • Andy Harris - bass guitar
  • Peter Mills - piano
  • Craig White - oboe, cor anglais, vocals
  • Olivia Duque - oboe cor anglais, vocals
  • Rosie Reed - flute, vocals
  • Laura Jay - flute, vocals
  • Anna Westlake - clarinet, saxophone, and vocals
  • Amy Kelly - percussion
  • Studio albums

  • Mirror Mirror (2010)
  • Nude (2012)
  • Extended plays

  • My Witness (2005)
  • Knife Song (2005)
  • From The Circus to the Sea EP & DVD (2009)
  • Nude : Landscapes (2013)
  • Nude : Viscera (2014)
  • Nude : Forbidden (2014)
  • Singles

  • "In This Shirt" (2011)
  • "Two Men In Love" (2012)
  • Music Videos

  • "I'll Maybe Let You" (directed by J. J. Stevens)
  • "Arrow" (directed by Jamie McDermott)
  • "New World" (directed by Jamie McDermott)
  • "Two Men In Love" (directed Jamie McDermott)
  • "Forbidden" (directed by Jamie McDermott)
  • "Edge of Now" (directed by Jamie McDermott)
  • "In This Shirt" was used in the BT Infinity advert in late 2011.
  • "In This Shirt" was used in a Russian advert for the Peugeot 308.
  • "In This Shirt" was featured on the soundtrack for Spanish film Tengo ganas de ti.
  • "In This Shirt" was used in the BBC Film "A Long Way Down"
  • "In This Shirt" was used in the trailer for Brooklyn (film).
  • "In This Shirt" was used in the Italian trailer for Third Person (film).
  • "In This Shirt" was used in the French trailer for Eternity (2016 film).
  • "Two Men In Love" was used in adverts for various shows on the Drama (TV channel).
  • Songs

    In This ShirtMirror Mirror · 2010
    Two Men in LoveNude · 2012
    Nuclear SkiesMirror Mirror · 2010

    References

    The Irrepressibles Wikipedia


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