The Irrepressibles

The brainchild of Jamie McDermott, The Irrepressibles found fame with their baroque pop that often dealt with queer relationships, as well as their unique live shows. McDermott’s musical education began on piano, and he would later study art. Those two interests would come together when he started the first Irrepressibles projects in 2002 as the singer, lead guitarist, and songwriter. They became known as a “performance orchestra” and they would deliver theatrical, visually detailed concerts in venues as wide-ranging as Roman amphitheaters and art galleries. They gained notice at the 2008 Latitude Festival where they played their set on a stage that floated on a lake. Their first album, 2010’s Mirror Mirror, earned strong reviews. The album’s single, “In This Shirt”, became their best-known song—it appeared in multiple television ads and movie trailers. McDermott focused his thematic concerns on the power and beauty of homosexual love on 2012’s Nude, and the group issued three EPs over the next two years that further explored the album’s ideas. At this time, McDermott changed his name to Jamie Irrespressible. Three singles released in 2018 (“Submission”, “Anxiety”, and “Dominance”) were advertised as being part of their forthcoming album, but the Germanic influenced LP, Superheroes, did not come out until 2020.

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