Bands often talk loftily about creating worlds, usually in an effort to elevate a handful of tunes into something greater. Some outfits, though, achieve something close to that aim. Damon Albarn’s Gorillaz – the erstwhile virtual band – are just one who spread out into other forms, providing multiple entry points into their output; not only songs, but cartoon-caper side narratives and fruitful vocal collaborations with unexpected artists.
Jungle have studied Gorillaz’s moves, both musical and extracurricular. Begun a decade ago as a two-man bedroom outfit in west London that deployed samples, grooves and the twin falsettos of Tom McFarland and Josh Lloyd-Watson, Jungle have blossomed into one of the UK’s best-loved purveyors of diffuse good times.
