Rat Beach (Deluxe Edition), by JJ & The Real Jerks

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1.	Rat Beach 02:58	buy track
2.	Girl I Want My Money Back 02:39	buy track
3.	Mile High Fight Club 03:29	buy track
4.	Crash Pad 03:10	buy track
5.	Bridge Worth Burning 03:12	buy track
6.	Built To Blast 02:28	buy track
7.	Dead In The Water 02:14	buy track
8.	Lost Souls Pub 02:49	buy track
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Rat Beach comes with exclusive album cover art by Steve Nazar!!

"Our friends at Rum Bar Records released a ton of great music this year, but the highlight is quite possibly by these grizzled rockers. Take a little bit of Ramones, more than a couple of pinches of Dead Boys, and quite a bit of any other “loud fast rules” bands, and you have these wonderful jerks." - Scott Hudson's The Ledge, Real Punk Radio

"L.A. multi-instrumentalist Joe Jennings has been making records as J.J. & the Real Jerks for years, but remained under the radar until now. Rat Beach collects tracks from last year’s mini-album Mess You Up and combines them with some new tunes for a sleazy r ‘n’ r collection that’s as much tongue-in-cheek pseudo-anthems (“Mile High Fight Club,” “Lost Souls Pub”) as sneering social commentary (“Deprecation Blues,” the title track). Regardless of lyrical intent, Jennings bashes out stripped-down rock & roll hooks, making “Dead in the Water,” “Split Decision,” and “Bridge Worth Burning” cool-ass rockers no matter the intent." - Michael "Denim" Toland, Big Takeover Magazine

"Brand new album from this LA-based band, delivering a great, raucous guitar sound. This is a rock’n’roll band in the same spirit as original Australian punks like Radio Birdman and The Saints, American bands like the Weirdos or Dead Boys, plus a big chunk of UK77 punk for good measure. But the thing that really makes it work are the catchy hooks and melodies that, like the Ramones and Buzzcocks before them, demand your attention without dampening the raw energy and attitude of the music. If the world was a better place, bands like these would be on the radio day and night. Unfortunately, that ain’t the case, so track down this album and play it for yourself." - Fear And Loathing

"Hit up Rum Bar Records and look for the deluxe edition of the band’s new album Rat Beach on CD. You become owner of awesome artwork by Steve Nazar and an absolute clinic in blue collar American powerpop’n’roll. Razor sharp guitar work and strong melodies? Check! Check! The ease with which JJ & The Real Jerks churn out monsters like Rat Beach, Mile High Fight Club and Bridge Worth Burning is a thing of beauty and envy." - Add To Want List

"And the inaugural and perfect song in the Ramones-alike genre!
But then we discover that the musical spectrum of JJ & The Real Jersks (good name!) is very vast: Power Pop / Punk 77 / Pop Punk / Hc Melo (but not too present) / Pop Core and a little of this Heavy Punk Rock'n'Roll at the American school Adam West / The Hunns…
Musically the supercharged songs presented here are most of the time up-tempo, but not constantly and this variety of tempo and intentions is beneficial for a full and repeated listening of this “Rat beach”!!! A real joy to come across this kind of album which comes out of nowhere and gives so much joy in life!" - Voix de Garage Grenoble

"Wow! They are a great band and a great addition to the Rumbar family." - Medford Jim

"Rum Bar has a 17 cut album titled Rat Beach. The title cut is on Bandcamp now. It’s a Ramones type rocker but there is a sharper edge that shows more straight rock influences. The lyrics are about how kids used to collect sea shells but now collect needles…it’s a Skid Row Summer don’t you know. It’s a suitable punk rock summer song. We assume that the rest of the album lives up to this and we want to hear that." - Paul Blowfish

For those late to the party, L.A.’s JJ & The Real Jerks have been kicking around since 2009, bashing out a handful of singles, e.p.’s and full-length platters for labels like Dead Beat, Rock N' Roll Manifesto, Stamp Out Disco, Heavy Medication, and Pat Todd’s Rankoutsider Records. Now, these Sons of The Dolls are back in business with their strongest batch of sleazy barroom rock ‘n’ roll yet.

Steeped in boozy swagger and Stonesy git-down, these 17 songs do exactly that. Joe “JJ” Jennings and company mix their Johnny Thunders with SoCal punk’n’roll from the glory days of The Humpers and The Dragons and add a spritz of Buzzcocks’ melodic attack. They come blazing out of the gate with dual-guitar overdrive and thrashing rhythms, segue into hooky-as-hell barstool anthems, then celebrate the miracle of life with uplifting swagger infused rock n' roll ditties.. This is one fun, raging garage-punk release so hop on aboard and hitch a ride with us on over to Rat Beach.

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released July 28, 2023

Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Tenor Sax: Joe "JJ" Jennings
Backing Vocals: Jim Monroe (Tracks 2 & 3)
Drums: Hoss Wright (Tracks 1-5, 7-8 11-12) Richie Mendez (Tracks 6,14, 9-10,14)
Baritone & Tenor Sax: Geoff Yeaton (Track 16)
Mastered By: Jim Monroe

Recorded at the Racket Room with Jim Monroe – Tracks 1-5, 7-8, 11-12
Recorded at Screaming Leopard Studios with Ian Petersen – 6, 14
Recorded at High Noon Recording with Johnny Cerneka – 9-10, 14-16
Recorded & Mixed by Earle Manley - 17

JJ & The Real Jerks catalog: jjandtherealjerks.bandcamp.com
Tracks 6-12 & 14 taken from 'Mess You Up' (Heavy Medication/RnR Manifesto)
Track 13 taken from Rock N' Roll Manifesto 7inch Series Vol. 1

Cover Art: Steve Nazar
Layout Design: Glenn Robinson

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