Jockstrap - Concrete Over Water (Mercury Prize 2023)

[@hanymgamal]

Finally a band that breaks the boundaries of pop music as we know it and yet gets recognized

[@Dere2727]

Not saying they’re not great, but there have been many pop artists that have been just as innovative and more popular

[@boisucc4524]

Easily the best album out of the lot. Concrete over water is such a beautiful track. Here's to more jockstrap albums!

[@castaholic8665]

Easily? We gonna forget about Jessie ware and young fathers?

[@joeg19]

nah they’ve run out unfortunately, no more. sorry

[@AnotherAnonymousMan]

Disagree. Concrete over water is perfection but the rest of the album doesn't come close to this song. It's basically a tentpole. Mark my words, their next album will blow ILYJB out of the water.

[@AlexSmith-mt4od]

@@AnotherAnonymousMan Jen B is the best song on the album ofc ofc

[@michaelcoull8590]

@@AnotherAnonymousManI kind of agree - Concrete Over Water is absolute perfection - most bands would kill to write a song half as good as Concrete Over Water- genuinely feels like an all-timer of British music to me. However, the rest of the album is at the very least extremely interesting to me, I think Greatest Hits and Glasgow are incredible tbh and Debra is a banger. It’s just they’re sitting next to Concrete Over Water!!!

[@ScottRobertBeveridge]

How they didn't win the prize is beyond me. They are leagues ahead in creativity and her voice and performance is excellent.

[@chocolatefrogs1992]

I Love You Jennifer B has got to be one of the great debut albums of this century. I hadn’t heard such inventive pop songwriting in a long, long time.

[@deadlights6743]

Discovered this band at Glastonbury this year. Their Unreal production techniques coupled with Georgia’s wonderful lyrical vision and voice make for a band that is truly unique. Deeply talented

[@tableface77]

My introduction to them was watching Glasto on TV - couldn't get there in person unfortunately. So broad a musical palette - but that track "The City" which starts with sparce delicate voice and keys which morphs halfway through into this completely batshit scuzz beat, blip fest with lyrics about an ugly monster, a beaver and a bear. Blown away. Just love 'em.

[@thecinematicmind]

I’m excited for the next album this duo makes.

[@wilfer11]

Love this duo. Next level pop.

[@andy_sometimes]

If you’ve not heard the album, I’d urge you to listen.

[@cocteautwinn]

It’s incredible. First to last.

[@andy_sometimes]

@@cocteautwinn Music like I’ve never heard before. Are you a Cocteau Twins fan?

[@adamusohadamus]

Cant believe Jockstrap didnt win! The best by far.

[@mskcouric]

Song of the year, album of the year. They need a better manager, better publicist. This band should be huge.

[@jonstewart464]

Extraordinary, imaginative music. More!

[@davidmcgough6462]

So Extraordinary - I listened to Jockstrap on 6 Music then on BBC Four Such an Amazing Track

[@paulinel9169]

I love them so much. I discovered them at last year's C2C festival in Italy. My life was never the same

[@michaelcoull8590]

Such a beautiful song 😭

[@elguappa2720]

My favourite track off the record and that's saying something because I love the whole record. Thank goodness. This gives us hope for music out there now.

[@jordjordjord]

Got the chance to see them live in Arizona. they truly sound so much better live than they do studio. I was blown away by how these two clash their styles together.

[@FluentlyFletch]

Saw these guys at White Hotel in Manny a few months back.... wild gig - front woman was dancing around the space for the entire set. She's got a fascinating stage presence! Loved this set too, with the odd, cold outfit choices and sounds accompanying her soft vocals- super interesting to watch and try to decode. Big fan - an original performance/ set-up

[@SZ71717]

They were at White Hotel?! What a venue btw

[@FluentlyFletch]

Yes!!!!!!! It's my favourite night in Manchester when the lineup is sick... really love a heavy techno night there the venue is awesome @@SZ71717

[@chriswinwood6501]

Wow. That was unique. Im on their trail now.

[@Deedee-ee1sg]

Not what I expected!! She looked amazing, fab voice and really good performance.

[@pearl.jasmine]

Incredible performance

[@gmgreg914]

one of the most underrated duos imo

[@aJazzcat]

One of my favorite bands of the last ten years, keep finding that success you guys :')

[@FalardeMusicaeLegal]

I might be wrong, but this is Music History. Time will tell.

[@diegogranadosvillanueva5727]

I saw them twice in Chicago (in consecutive days!) over the summer and this song never fails to give me goosebumps every single time. I think my words won't do justice to describe how good 'I Love You Jennifer B' is but I would say they are one of current musical acts that are pushing the definitions of what we call 'music' further away

[@ptrkwen]

was pitchfork of them? bc i was there haha

[@diegogranadosvillanueva5727]

@@ptrkwen yes!!

[@Z.November]

Future uk legends in the making.

[@GefJam1]

Another goosebump-inducing performance of this excellent track. Keep it up, Jockstrap

[@barryhall7]

The best album for a long time, absolutely superb and a terrific performance. Wish I was there ❤

[@brittanyabruns]

ugh, they're perfect. a transcendent performance!

[@Alig-hf4zl]

Very very good.

[@theofreeman5158]

cannot wait to see them live 😍😍

[@pleek_pleek]

solemn night walker!!! two hour telephone talker!!!

[@FOXGREENVEVO]

Come to Brazil, come to Brazil!!!

[@dani_umpi]

precioso

[@sukorataamarilla1207]

Very non-Georgia outfit Georgia wore today

[@jackjude]

Is there a Givenchy Jockstrap?

[@tlenekwapnia5702]

what is the synth taylor is playing?

[@finsbury8919]

Britain’s Bjork.

[@yesterdayssjamm]

sucks that they had to play a shorter version of this tune, takes a bit of the kick out without the og structure

[@eyeciv]

[@gluttonyarchbishop]

mama

[@sensibility1174]

Blatantly should have won. All the other acts were so vanilla and obvious. Ezra Collective I mean for fuck's sake.

[@Kaonashimusic]

Taylor skye what is your fav salad

[@pifflepockle]

Ginger Sparks

[@Waterfallchaser23]

Why didn’t Georgia play the Violin bit like she usually does?

[@souvlakiing]

She does at the end!

[@Htheorphanarian]

I think she messed up, you can see both wincing a bit...but they made it work

[@bisma1352]

Organisers probably made them take out the first violin part but when she did play it for the second i was glad it wasn't used twice here 😬 would have affected them more if it was so early in the song

[@sisi5444]

did she mess up the violin part?

[@blueblue5752]

i think so

[@JonZellweger]

Great song, great album but they look absolutely miserable with this level of attention.

[@chriswinwood6501]

3:18 he manages to look both absolutely beautiful and absolutely furious at the same time. Bloody love the song though. It’s like three songs in one.

[@samachell]

that t shirt he's wearing cost £390 🤮

[@carricktim7]

wtf mercury what a shame

[@carricktim7]

love from korea by the way

[@nickgrant6480]

Billie english

[@GeneralBichoOficial]

Better than Billie

[@DaveMcIroy]

Worst support for Blur in Wembley, in a row with 3 bad supports. Most of the time it was a painfully deep bass.

[@worldofecho]

ok what does this have to do with this video lmao

[@DaveMcIroy]

@@worldofecho, can you read?

[@somuchpain]

i enjoyed jockstrap it was self esteem that were a bit bland

[@DaveMcIroy]

@@somuchpain, all 3 supports had waaaaayyyyyyyy too much too deep bass. But Jockstrap consistet about 90% of bass. Without that it would have been way better. She could sing pretty well and it was appearant he has some talent. Pulp in Dublin had better support.

[@f19chy46]

Wembley is like the worst place acousticly in the UK - always has shit sound engineers as well, can't blame the bands for the shit mix

[@Daniel_Delayne]

Wow, that went absolutely nowhere. Gotta love the guy looking out to his sides like "how about these bleeps and bloops, pretty genius eh?", as if there were anything musically interesting going on. And her voice is too thin and reedy for vocal gymnastics.

[@Virolaxion]

Don't knock bleeps and bloops, man. Aphex Twin can make some really damn good ones

[@mara48320]