Jennifer Herrema's Black Bananas return with *Bad Bunch*--the band's first album since 2014's *Electric Brick Wall* and Herrema's first release since Royal Trux's *White Stuff* (2019).
Released via Fire Records, the album marks the long-awaited return of Herrema's iconic vocals alongside longtime collaborators Brian McKinley and Kurt Midness. From Royal Trux to RTX to Black Bananas, Jennifer Herrema's body of work has never truly been defined by separate phases, but rather by constant evolution. As Pitchfork noted, Black Bananas are "RTX from a parallel universe," weaving influences ranging from synth-pop, hip-hop, and French-touch house to dancehall into their own unique sound. Originally formed over 20 years ago under the name RTX, Herrema, McKinley, and Midness have evolved into a dynamically connected, offbeat collective.
On *Bad Bunch*, the trio presents a spacey, jazzy rock groove defined by improvisation and new recording techniques developed over the last decade. Conceived more than ten years ago, the album took shape across various, non-consecutive periods, interspersed with the Royal Trux reunion and the turbulence of the pandemic.
The result is an album that pushes Black Bananas' innovative tendencies even further while remaining unmistakably true to their signature style.
Source: Fire Records
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