The cover image of Jelly Jam's new album Profit.
But the band hasn’t vanquished all traces of its proggy roots: True to form, Profit is a concept album. As Tabor explains, the album focuses on “a fight between progress and jobs at all cost and not thinking about any future payments that are going to have to be made.” Elaborating on how the group pieced the album together, the guitarist explains, “We recorded a lot of excess music and chose songs that work together towards the general story idea. Musically and sonically we started experimenting a lot further than we had before. It stands on its own as an album beginning to end, with a purpose.”
In a move sure to shock and awe, the album preview video we’re premiering here shows the Jelly Jam being interviewed by this writer during the tracking sessions for Profit. The band’s ebullient demeanor during the interview (sarcasm intended) is offset by Tabor’s bulldozer riffs on vicious alt-metal tracks like “Water,” “Mr. Man,” and “Memphis,” along with the hypnotic, bell-like arpeggios he weaves throughout the Beatles-esque “Heaven.” And if the studio footage has you salivating to see the Jelly Jam live, you’re in luck: In late July, the band is hitting the road to tour for the first time.