Jungle: From Accidental Band' to London Phenomenon

It's September in London, and it's album release week for Jungle, one of the biggest young British bands worldwide-and the rumble in Jungle is, keep on movin'.

For Josh J Lloyd-Watson and Tom T McFarland, the Londoners at the heart of Jungle, it's been a flurry of flights, interviews, sessions, takeovers, pop-ups, in-stores, and lunchtime DJ sets. Now, on Saturday night, capping off a busy few days, the pair is back for a homecoming Spotify Fans First event to mark the release of their much-anticipated second album, For Ever.

Here in Village Underground, a turn-of-the-century warehouse turned cultural hub in the heart of Shoreditch, London, Jungle is setting the seal on a triumphant week with an immersive experience. With their ever-present eye for detail, J, T, and their team have recreated the set of the video for their summer single, Happy Man.

This has meant somehow inserting a full-sized rally car-a 1985 Ford Escort Cabriolet emblazoned with Jungle Sport and JFC Fuel Injection -and a mini repair garage into a compact club space. That, plus a long queue of fans snaking around the block.

The people at this kind of show are the most passionate fans, says T. We're talking a few minutes before showtime in a dusty corridor behind the stage. They know everything back to front. It's great to play gigs for them because they're your bread and butter. They're the ones who queue up, literally 'round the block, to come and see you.

[Editor's note: They're also the ones upset if tonight's Happy Man detail is at all wanting.]

Exactly, affirms J. So we've got the car out there, and lots of stuff from our house. When it's a Spotify Fans First gig, it means your top listeners-which basically means my mum and my dad! he laughs. Seriously, it's funny: We have been trying to work out who's out there and some of our mates got [invitation] emails. They've obviously been blasting the last album and the new singles.

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