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Jason Dove joins The Beechfields for his modern
take on straight-ahead, uplifting, unpretentious pop for a new
generation of media-saturated slackers.
Illegal Activities is Jason Dove’s third solo
album and second to be recorded by legendary punk producer and
engineer J. Robbins. (Robbins also recorded 2007’s We
Should Be Together). One of the most notable differences
from We Should Be Together is the absence of The Magic
Whip (Dove’s previous backing band) and the introduction
of Dove’s new band, Vacation Face. With Vacation Face, Dove
has a newfound freedom to explore unseen depths within his songwriting.
The band allows for a focused execution of songs that has not
been seen on previous albums. Illegal Activities is different
in attitude, approach and style without compromising its rough
dynamic; it features a fuller and more imaginative sound created
by the newly formed backing group.
When not making records, Jason manufactures his own line of
classic 1970’s era skateboards, but the songcraft and musicality
of Illegal Activities proves that Jason’s tastes are also
quite modern. In songs like “Big Red Truck”, “If
You Think We Don’t Care”, and “Each and Everyone
Of Us”, Jason uses clean pop melodies to convey a modern
sense of yearning for connectedness and a disdain for the state
of affairs in modern relationships.
If you dig the pop sensibilities of Fountains of Wayne, Teenage
Fanclub, The Minutemen, and Ben Folds Five, you will love Illegal
Activities.
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DISCOGRAPHY
Illegal Activities
BRL 3557 // CD // 2009
WEBSITE
http://www.jasondove.com
PRESS RESOURCES
see Press section for hi-res photos,
press sheet, etc.
REVIEWS
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