New Band Up North 17: JJ Rosa

New Band Up North 17: JJ Rosa
Each week, Emily Brinnand digs through the sounds of the North, picking one artist or band she thinks you should take notice of. This week it's JJ RosaHailing proudly from 'sunny Stockport', JJ Rosa is making some funkadelic hip pop soul that'll get you dancing, grooving and wanting to dress up like Prince. The soulful voice of Jessica Rose Hancock, aka JJ Rosa, screams out sexiness and attitude and is as powerful as the late Amy Winehouse. The catchy melodies and riffs Rosa and her band are making are full of energy and hark back to the old school days of soul and funk. You may have heard of The Jessie Rose Trip a few years back. Well, after a few changes and a rebrand the group is now known as JJ Rosa. One reason being not wanting to be 'just another Jessie!', but we'll get onto that later. I thought 'you know what, a girl can do this just as well'. It was mad because I never thought guitar would become my main thing and that I'd fall in love with it and take it to the extreme. Continue reading...