Jump On Board
Jump On Board is the sound of a band totally comfortable in their own skin, bursting with great songs influenced by Northern Soul, Disco, seminal British groups like the Bee-Gees, Orange Juice and with more than a passing nod to Sharleen’s co- founder Johnny McElhone’s first band, Altered Images. In 2017 Texas are buoyed with brand new possibilities and belief in their craft, Sharleen and her musical soul-mate Johnny, two proven world-class song-writers now at the peak of their life-long game. “The passion for song-writing, I don't think it's ever been stronger than it is now,” says Sharleen. “I'm more in love with it than ever.”
Jump On Board began in early 2016, written and self-produced in the band’s studio in Glasgow, where the songs flowed easily, fresh ideas effortlessly chiming with Texas' innate song-writing nous. “We were very conscious it wouldn't just be, ‘hi, we're doing another Texas album’,” says Sharleen. “We were aware of me singing in a different way. People know my voice, they know I can sing. But how would it be if I didn't just do me? And what happened was, with the band all having input, it was a very happy and fun record to make, we were all throwing ideas at each other. We didn’t want to go out and work with lots of different songwriters, this time we wanted it to just be us and some friends. We wanted this to feel like a record that was part of all of our collective soul, that felt free”. The band were joined in the rehearsal rooms and writing sessions by Jack Townes and Angelica Bjornsson, part of the band’s inner circle, bringing a young and fresh perspective and creative energy into the process.
In 2017, Texas have never sounded more alive, a stunning British success story which is far from over yet, Jump On Board both a stirring regeneration and ecstatic confirmation of a lifetime's belief in the power of universal pop. “We feel refreshed,” smiles Sharleen. “We definitely had a great time making this record. It's time to jig it all up, it's like a new beginning. This is the next part of our story. And we're loving it.”