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Heartworms - A Comforting Notion EP
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Dystopian.
That’s
the
first
adjective
anyone
ever
used
to
describe
south
London
auteur
Heartworms,
after
the
project
was
brought
to
life
by
its
architect
Jojo
Orme.
Heartworms
is
the
conduit
for
Jojo’s
entire
identity
–
her
laying
down
a
purposefully
discomforting
challenge
to
the
outside
world
but
also
affirming
her
own
self
and
passions;
which
include
military
history
(Jojo
has
just
taken
a
volunteering
role
at
The
Royal
Air
Force
Museum
in
Hendon)
and
the
poetry
of
Pound,
Thomas,
and
Keats.
Backed
by
a
full
live
band,
Heartworms’
performances
are
a
masterclass
in
poise.
Jojo
describes
the
theatre
brought
to
her
shows
-
punctuated
by
her
intense
stare
-
as
a
kick
back
against
preconceived
notions
of
‘smallness’
and
fragility
as
a
female
musician.
On
stage,
her
projection
is
the
very
antithesis:
we
see
an
artist
who
is
big,
powerful,
in
total
control.
Uniformity
plays
a
huge
role
in
all
things
Heartworms,
too.
The
metronomic
music
and
meticulous
fashion
of
bands
like
Interpol
and
Kraftwerk
greatly
inspires
Jojo,
as
does
PJ
Harvey,
whose
dark
sense
of
humour
and
lyrical
dexterity
permeates
Heartworms’
songwriting.
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