Photo by Caitlin McCann.

Dimitri Giannopoulos, John Margaris, and Jamie Vadala-Doran comprise Horse Jumper of Love. Formed in 2013, the Boston, MA-based band has released two full-length records and a demo anthology, and is working on a third LP. They tour often and have shared bills with bands such as Duster, Spirit of the Beehive, and many more. I’m personally a huge fan of their music and was excited to sit down with them.

Their label, Run For Cover describes their music as: “Like abstract collages, their songs jumble richly detailed scenes and vivid imagery, papering over one moment with the next until each string of seemingly unrelated thoughts coalesces into a breathtaking work of art, one that reveals deep truths about ourselves and our psyches.” Listen above or on iTunes or Spotify.

In this episode, we talked about:

• how they met and started playing music together
• lessons learned from recording their first and second albums
• how they shifted their perspective to reach their goals as a band
• how getting organized and planning proactively have reduced their stress
• their songwriting process
• their tour advice
• getting more comfortable touring and onstage
• the recording process for their upcoming album

Resources mentioned:

• Horse Jumper of Love’s music 
• HJOL on Instagram
• Disposable America (cassette label)
• Run for Cover Records (record label)
• Joy Void (record label)
• Community College (band)
• Gleemer (band)
• Spirit of the Beehive (band)
• Strange Ranger (band)
• Alexander (band)
• Big Nice Studio (recording studio)

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