Biography:
The project began as a cross-continental art experiment between Jake Woodruff (Defeater) and Carlos Torres (former touring member of Explosions In The Sky). What started as a simple exchange of ideas quickly found real shape through collaborative composition and thoughtful arrangement. Early sessions with David Haik helped refine the songs’ structures and drum frameworks, setting the groundwork for what would become Jagged City’s striking debut.
Their debut instrumental EP, ‘There Are More of Us, Always‘, a bold collection that moves between spacious, melodic guitar passages and raucous, swelling climbs. With heartfelt, melodious songwriting, a diverse range of eclectic touches buried within, and eruptions of dense, layered sound, this record delivers wonderfully balanced compositions through raw and personal production.
‘There Are More of Us, Always‘ is an exploration of musical cooperation as catharsis. Through the album’s shifts—from open, reverb-swept guitar lines to tightly woven, chaotic crescendos—Jagged City invites listeners to inhabit a landscape where tension and release sit side by side. The compositions favor emotional immediacy over clinical ostentation; each passage earns its space and purpose, revealing new details on repeated listens.
