MILK AND HONIES
After several years in Los Angeles, SA rockers Just Jinger are home to promote their fantastic new EP Milk and Honies. Recorded here and in the States, the eight track album is typical of the trio: warm, sincere and melodic; a mix of the socially and politically conscious, the romantic and the spiritual. You’ll immediately recognise Safer and What He Means (the latter done acoustically here); other stand out tracks include Mr Morgan and My My My.
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