Track of the Day: Creeping Jean – Supercharger (2026)
If Jimmy Page praises a band for their energy and chemistry, then you know the band of rockers should be good. The band in question: Creeping Jean. Known for their “fuzz-heavy, hook-stacked sound”, the UK-based fivesome draws together the best of the 60s and 70s into an indie-rock package with a contemporary allure of yesteryear’s grooves. The group may be new to our ears, but they are no newbies in the scene with international acclaim, rave reviews, touring with Rival Songs, The Sheepdogs, and These Wicked Rivers, as well as sharing the stage with Tom Rowley and Miles Kane – of course, you can’t forget the praise from Jimmy Page.
Following their 2025 EP, Live: Business At The Burn, Oliver Tooze (vocals and electric guitar), Rodrigo Bourganos (electric guitar), Kirk Steaggles (bass), Thomas Elliott (acoustic guitar) and Nick Buttermilk (drums) transcend the boundaries of studio recordings, bringing the full force of live venue Creeping Jean to listeners with ‘Supercharger’. Produced by Dan Crooke, the track is a sonic swirl grounded in 70s rock music, dragging us immediately to the days of Cream and Led Zeppelin.
Perhaps sonic swirl is too gentle to describe ‘Supercharger’; it’s more of a hurricane. Crashing drums back a blend of soaring guitars, as a bold bass keeps time and Tooze’s rich vocals dance within and across the melody. More than a musical journey, but an emotional experience, the track’s vibrance and shattering swell of harmonic yet individual instruments is soul-stirring and leaves you gasping for breath.
While the melody lies in yesteryear, the hurricane of music transcends time with the ageless theme of an uncertain, challenging and exhausting society. Oliver Tooze explains:
“’Supercharger’ is about how, as a country, the cost just keeps rising and rising. We are being supercharged. Everything is thrown back on the public, on the high street, on the small business, on the independent venues. We wanted a track that has a drive and an urgency that reflects the difficulties of modern-day living… It feels like they always win, that the rich get richer while everything else falls apart. The current system is broken, and things need to change. The struggles are real, and maybe it’s getting too expensive to chase dreams when everything is supercharged.”
Find out more about Creeping Jean on their official website, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and Spotify.
This artist was sent to us by Talita TwoShoes Music PR.
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