Jack Off Jill

From: Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Active: 1993-2000

I first heard them: I think they were an Amazon recommendation! Or maybe another site recommended them, and I just listened to clips on Amazon. Either way, yes, I first heard them on Amazon.

Sound: I am probably the least gothic person ever to listen to Jessicka Addams's bands this much. What can I say? For me music isn't about the subculture. I don't have to slather myself in makeup for Jessicka's music to speak to me, any more than I needed to wear flannel and stop washing my hair to relate to Kurt Cobain's. In both cases they're taking pitch-black feelings and transmuting them into beauty and joy.

Further listening: The tracks below fall into three categories. First, three songs from Clear Hearts Grey Flowers that either fell off the chart or never quite made it; next, three more from Sexless Demons and Scars also lurking just outside the top 100; and then a My Ruin song that features Jessicka on backup vocals.

			"When I Am Queen" (2000)
			"Strawberry Gashes" (2000)
			"Clear Hearts Grey Flowers" (2000)
			"Girlscout" (1997)
			"Poor Impulse Control" (1997)
			"Everything's Brown" (1997)
			"Miss Ann Thrope" (My Ruin, 2000)

And of course, don't forget to check out Scarling!