Jaya the Cat

Sunday night, the 27th March, and The Maze in Nottingham was a total contrast to the previous night at Rock City watching the Swedish glam rockers. Dreadlocks instead of teased hairdo’s and the more laid back intimate feeling of The Maze compared to the big stage of Rock City. With Hardcore Superstar songs still playing in my head, I was finding it difficult to get into the mood of the night at first, even though I love Jaya the Cat, and have seen them live many times. They have a set of very catchy tunes that make you want to dance, but that’s where their similarity to the glam rockers end. There’s no pretty boys wearing eyeliner running around the stage, it’s a different sort of energy. There’s no glam, but there is rock. Jaya have a unique sound, a bit of reggae, a bit of ska, bit of punk, bit of edgy rock. They start off with Twist the Cap, and that’s it, the dance floor is packed, everyone is singing along and Jaya have put me in the mood to party. El Camino, Thank You Reggae, Closing Time, they are playing all my favourites. With Jaya the Cat, the party continues all night long and the next morning everyone is singing Hello Hangover.

Jaya the Cat

Jaya the Cat

Jaya the Cat