Jody Seabody and the Whirls

Jody Seabody and the Whirls is pure energy and emotion. The sound of this psychedelic punk-pop-rock band from Houston, Texas varies from vast landscapes of lush chords to dissonant wastelands of distorted fuzz, sometimes all in one song. These musicians are not "indie-pop", do not wear skinny jeans, nor have mustaches. They also do not apologize for any of these fashion faux pas.

Jody Seabody comfortably straddles genre boundaries without obligating itself to any particular sound or classification. Covert funk (à la Sly and the Family Stone) and a rawness reminiscent of Nirvana’s B-sides share equal presence in the Jody Seabody catalog. These trademarks in combination with its members' tongue-in-cheek demeanors result in energetic and entertaining live performances.

Past show highlights include three sets during SXSW 2011 and a spot on the Free Press Summer Fest 2011 and 2012 line-ups. To complement their two previously self-released EPs ("Orange" and "Jody Seabody and the Whirls Sing Songs"), their debut album "Summer Us" was released on June 30, 2012.

Continuing on the momentum of that release, they began working with independent label Artificial Head and released the 7" single Some Witch / Everybody Wants to Talk About Tuesday in 2014. Soon after they took part in the same label's KISS covers compilation 12" Knights In Satan's Service, released in early 2015, and followed that with the release of their second LP "Holographic Slammer", released on 12" and digitally by Artificial Head in November 2015.