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Kate sings, Jadey plays piano. It’s Jane Vs World.
Their debut EP is called 56k Hearts, with the title
referring to the dial-up modem speed. The songs are
about Internet love, early-life crises, bad poetry,
favourite books and boys.
“Boys are cool,” Kate says, “apart
from the ones we write songs about.”
Kate and Jadey met on the Net.
Recovering from a break-up, Kate poured her heart into
her Live Journal. Her interests – including Ben
Folds Five, Fountains Of Wayne and Letters To Cleo –
were linked to an entry by a Brisbane girl. The clincher
was American singer-songwriter Brendan Benson.
“Jadey’s Live Journal had a photo of her
holding some Brendan Benson vinyl she’d just bought
on eBay,” Kate recalls. “I thought, ‘That’s
so cool!’”
Kate and Jadey started chatting on MSN. It led to a
five-hour phone call, during which Jadey played Kate
some of her songs, and Kate played Jadey some of her
songs. “I want to start a band with you!”
Kate said. “Okay,” Jadey replied, “I’ll
move to Melbourne.”
Jadey completed her university thesis on power pop,
relocated to Melbourne, and Jane Vs World was born.
They recorded 56k Hearts in Sydney at Love Hz Studios
with pop god Michael Carpenter and Butterfly 9’s
Matt Fell. “It was like we were on school camp,”
Jadey recalls. “And because neither of us knows
how to cook, the food was just as bad as school camp.”
Kate and Jadey had an $80 food budget for their two
weeks in Sydney. They lived on tomato and cheese sandwiches.
And their accommodation was infested by bed bugs. “But
it was so much fun,” Kate says. “On the
first day, Jadey got on the piano and started playing
a Jellyfish song. Matt said, ‘That’s a sign
that everything is going to be good.’ And he was
right. It was a fantastic experience.”
The result is a poptastic collection of half-a-dozen
hits that will put a smile on your face and have you
humming for days. Plus the best kazoo solo you’ll
find on any record this year!
Now, with a Jane Vs World live band behind them, Kate
and Jadey are out to conquer the world – and get
back at the boys who have broken their 56k hearts.
One thing’s for sure, they’re no-one’s
B-Grade Lisa Loeb.
Look out world, here comes Jane!
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