Jale in session tonight – recorded for John Peel at BBC Radio 1 on September 13, 1994.
Part of the Halifax Pop Explosion in Canada in the early 1990s, Jale were one of the first two Canadian bands to be signed to SubPop Records in Seattle.
Sadly, only together for four years before calling it quits and going separate ways, Jale were gathering steam and were popular in the UK, as well as epitomizing a Canadian brand of Grunge (which they later morphed into Power Pop).
With two albums to their credit and a string of ep’s, Jale disbanded just a few months after the release of their second album, So Wound, despite getting a substantial amount of praise from critics in the U.S., Canada and Britain.
After breaking up in 1996 – the three principles of Jale reformed as The Vees and pretty much picked up where they left off, doing two tours of Canada before calling it quits for real in 1997.
Since that time, the founding members have gone on to other careers, mostly in design including album artwork as well as landing gigs as art directors on Music Videos.
Former Jale bass player Laura Stein went on to become a graphic designer, first in New York City, balancing design and touring as keyboardist with Pernice Brothers. She later joined Sid Lee, a creative services firm, at their Toronto office. She is now CCO at Bruce Mau Design in Toronto.
In December 2024, Jale guitarist Jennifer Pierce released a six song EP, Unsuitable, as Jenny & the Tide, on Bandcamp.
To refresh your memory, Press Play and dive in to their session for John Peel on September 13, 1994..
