![]() The rights to Vertigo were given to Breaking, and after a fierce struggle, Jump, Little Children was able to release the album on their own imprint, EZ Chief Records, in September 2001. Produced by Clifford and Brad Wood and mixed by David Leonard, the album was originally due to be released in May 2001, but was put on hold when Breaking Records was dropped from the Atlantic roster. Looking to build on the success of "Cathedrals," the band reentered the studio in the fall of 2000 to record Vertigo. Magazine was released in the fall of 1998, and the single "Cathedrals" achieved radio play nationwide over the following year.Ģ000–2005: Vertigo and Between The Dim & The Dark Jump, Little Children's only album released under Breaking Records, Magazine, was recorded during the summer of 1998 with producer Brad Jones. The group eventually chose Breaking Records (a subsidiary of Atlantic Records started by Hootie and the Blowfish) in 1998. They continued to gain local notoriety and received regional radio airplay for the song "Quiet." Regular touring continued throughout 19, including the first of what would become a yearly tradition: New Year's shows at the Dock Street Theatre in Charleston.īuzz, a live EP, was released in early 1997, and the band was courted by various record labels. Jump, Little Children recorded and released The Licorice Tea Demos in early 1995 and toured the Southeast with vigor. Their Irish influences began to blend with an alternative rock sound, and the public took notice. Gray and Williams joined the lineup soon thereafter and the band was frequently found busking on the corner of Church and Market Streets in Charleston. Pollen then left the group to join a religious community, and Clifford and the Bivins brothers returned to Charleston in the summer of 1994.ġ995–1999: The Licorice Tea Demos, Buzz, and Magazine After arriving in Boston in late 1993, Jump, Little Children recorded and released a self-titled cassette featuring original songs and traditional Irish works. As they worked to finance the move, the band spent the summer of 1993 in Charleston, SC, where they met future member Jonathan Gray. ![]() Upon their return, Evan Bivins left the School of the Arts to join the band, and the quartet decided to move to Boston, Massachusetts. The group was performing Irish music, and Clifford, Bivins, and Pollen traveled to Ireland to learn their craft firsthand during the winter of 1992. The band played its first show on Januas part of a New Year's Day festival in downtown Winston-Salem. Jay Clifford, Matthew Bivins, Ward Williams, and Christopher Pollen met and formed Jump, Little Children at the North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 1991. Amanda Kapousouz (of Tin Cup Prophette): violin.Michael Bellar (of The As-Is Ensemble): piano.Josh Kaler (of Hula Hi-Fi and Slow Runner): drums and pedal steel.Christina Cone (of Frances Cone): vocals and keyboard. ![]() ![]() Tim Connell: tin whistle, mandolin, and electric bass.
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