Bakers Eddy return with new single ‘Can’t Afford It’ on Ivy League Records. A song that has already been uniting audiences in cathartic mass sing-along at their recent live shows, ‘Can’t Afford It’ is undeniably catchy and can barely contain the band’s raucous, youthful energy. “’Can't Afford It’ is a song about living pay check to pay check and trying to make ends meet,” explains front man Ciarann Babbington. “I wrote it in my bedroom after coming home from the supermarket on a budget of $3.50, still managed to make a dope lentil bolognese.”

Formed in Wellington, New Zealand when they were just 13 years old, Bakers Eddy began when three high school friends decided they wanted to do something other than skating with their time.Originally comprising of lead singer Ciarann Babbington, Drummer Jamie Gordon and Bass player Ian Spagnolo, the band quickly recruited Ian’s twin Brother Alex Spagnolo on guitar: “We got sick of Alex playing PS3 in the same room while we rehearsed, so we taught him an A chord and he was in” explains Ciarann.

Whilst still in Wellington, the band supported the likes of Gang of Youths, The Rubens and US punk band Highly Suspect. They also graduated high school and continued to hone their craft, while successfully managing to avoid going to uni or getting real jobs.

In 2017, Bakers Eddy decided to take a giant leap of faith and move to Melbourne, Australia as a band. Once settled, they took it upon themselves to write 50 songs in 50 days. The songs themes ranged from being broke, drinking too much, failing at love and technological dependencies, essentially, as Ciarann deduces “being 21 in a new city". Once ready, they enlisted the help of fellow Kiwi, producer Tom Larkin (Shihad) and independently released their debut EP in April 2018. The band rode out that year playing shows up and down Australia’s East Coast as well as a short European tour, stopping in Germany as well as the UK for The Great Escape Festival.

Jasmine Rodgers releases ‘Underwater’, a live recording made at Kore Studios in May. Featuring Ivor Novello Award winning Scott Matthews, ‘Underwater’ also features Danny Keane on cello. “I wanted to capture us all together in one room because I think the energy is different and more intense. I’ve beenfortunate enough to support Scott on his last tour and I knew it would be really fun to do this. It’s a song with deep meaning for me and both Scott and Danny got it.”

Rodgers is a London born musicianand says this has nurtured a deep love of many different genres. Her solo shows feature her complex guitar picking styles and intricate vocals, effortlessly veering from folk to rock music, which is why Matthews invited her to support him on his latest tour.

Her solo forays take her to more folk based territory, and last August she travelled up to Shetland to perform at a sold out show with Jenny Sturgeon (Jenny Sturgeon Trio, Salt House). Jasmine also has a solid fanbase in the Japaneseanime world thanks to her work as frontwoman to British rock band Boa, who wrote and performed the soundtrack to award winning anime Lain Serial Xperiments.

Jasmine is currently working on new material set for release later this year and her recent collaboration with Scott Matthews and Danny Keane has culminated with a live video recording at Kore Studios.

See Jasmine Rodgers Live:

17th July The Harrison, London

18th July The Village bars, Brighton

3rd August Oxfest, Sussex

14th November Camden Chapel

29th November Great British Folk Festival