So, you’ve seen the “Muse meets Dorothy” tagline. Skip it. CRAZY JESSE isn’t a pastiche: it’s a trio that found its voice in the space between London and Haute-Savoie, where distance breeds weird chemistry. Nico (drums), Cédric (bass), Jesse (voice) built their sound not around guitars, but around rhythm, presence, and a certain kind of French melancholy that doesn’t need to shout to hurt.
They’ve played Hellfest Le Off, opened for Zazie and Manau (yes, really), and turned small rooms into places where people forget how to breathe. Jesse? Her voice cuts through like a blade wrapped in velvet. Nico? He hits the kit like he’s trying to wake up a dead city. And Cédric? His bass doesn’t just support, it leads. You don’t watch them. You feel them.
Their second album, Somewhere, drops September 26, 2025. No grand manifesto, no “revolutionary shift.” Just a record that sounds like it was written on tour buses, in hotel rooms after bad decisions, or during those long silences between songs. It’s tighter than their first, more intentional, but still messy in the best way. They’ve got pros now (writers, producers, tour managers…), but they didn’t lose the edge. That’s rare.
There’s a bit of Neurosis in the weight, a dash of early Mogwai in the atmosphere, but mostly, it’s just them. Unpolished. Unapologetic. Like rock should be when it stops chasing trends and starts chasing truth.
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