Florentine power pop band JA2M (read jam) gives you exactly what you want with their debut release Quello che voglio (What I Want). Founded only in January of last year, this young band has been all over the place in different regional battle of the bands contests, on the local radio, even opening up for a major Italian pop rock act I RIO, and they’re gaining a bigger fan base with every move they make. They’ve taken their round, tight sound, their forceful female vocalist—inspired by bands like Paramore and Irene Grandi—and they’ve wrapped it all up all into an explosive five-song EP, giving their growing fan base exactly what it wants: the ability to carry around a little bit of JA2M round with them everywhere they go. The opening track “Alta Pressione” is exactly what it sounds like—an edgy, high pressure single—totally infectious, whereas “Ritmo Blu” is anything but what it sounds (“Blue Rhythm”). This super dancey, latin feeling song makes it obvious that JA2M likes their audience to get into the music. The album Quello che voglio was recorded at Blue Beat Studio in Reggio Emilia by Alberto Paderni and Lucio Boiardi Serri. In case you were wandering, JA2M is an acronym of the four members of the band: J= Jessica Ferrigno on Vocals, A2= Andrea Pelatti on drums and Alessandro Lo Vasco on Bass, M= Marco Timpano on guitar, plus Riccardo Piazzini on guitar. They just rocked the stage for Emergenza Festival Italia in Florence. Check into Emergenza.net for news about the show.

MC