Biography
Jo Stance is a new project by upcoming Finnish vocalist Johanna Försti and drummer-producer Teppo “Teddy Rok” Mäkynen. With the release of their eagerly-awaited debut LP on Ricky-Tick Records, they are set to make a show-stopping entrance into the scene. The debut single “Hey Girl!”, released in June 2010, already made big waves gaining Jo Stance the #1 most played slot at Radio Helsinki in July, and the support of the likes of NYC’s famed Daptone crew.
Jo Stance is Försti's debut solo project co-produced, written, and conceived by her and Teppo “Teddy Rok” Mäkynen, the man behind Ricky-Tick’s lauded The Stance Brothers pseudonym. The duo also play the majority of the instruments heard on the record, only to be aided by selected friends on occasion.
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Soulful to the bone and with just the right amount of roughness around the edges, the Jo Stance LP is a winner, successfully expanding the lush sound of the first hit single, and then some.
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