Nothing is ever straightforward with Connan Mockasin, and nothing should ever
be straightforward with Monnan Cockasin. This riddled rule has never resonated
more than on Jassbusters, Mockasin’s third album and first in five years. An
unclassifiable, unconventional album that neither picks up from nor abandons the
modes of 2013’s widely-embraced Caramel or its 2010 predecessor Forever
Dolphin Love, Jassbusters foreshadows a five-part melodrama titled Bostyn 'n
Dobsyn , directed by and starring Mockasin . Jassbusters soundtracks the
unpredictable narrative of the television series in eclectic, electric ways.
Whether bending genres for shits n’ giggles or collaborating with artists like
James Blake (who might just appear on a Jassbusters track), MGMT, John Cale, and
Charlotte Gainsbourg, Connan Mockasin has always maneuvered in mysterious ways.
After touring with the likes of Radiohead and Neil & Liam Finn (Crowded
House), the Kiwi R&B surrealist continues assembling a cult around
his theater, nay spectacle, of life with Bostyn ’n Dobsyn.