
Ep 80: Horse Jumper of Love on stress-reducing organization
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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