The Jungle For Ever vinyl is the second full-length from one of UK electronic music’s most compelling acts, pressed on LP through XL Recordings under catalog number XL 927 and recorded across two cities: London and Los Angeles.
From Anonymous Duo to Seven-Piece Force
Jungle arrived in late 2013 with two singles, “The Heat” and “Platoon,” spread almost entirely by word of mouth. Nobody knew who was behind them. That mystery dissolved slowly, and what emerged was something more interesting than a studio project: a full seven-piece live band built around core duo Josh Lloyd-Watson and Tom McFarland. Their 2014 self-titled debut became one of that year’s defining debut records, landing a Mercury Music Prize nomination and eventually clearing half a million copies sold. That kind of trajectory, built on genuine momentum rather than industry machinery, matters. It tells you something about the music.
What the Jungle For Ever Vinyl Represents
For Ever is the follow-up to that debut, and the weight of expectation around it is real. The recording process stretched across London and Los Angeles, and the dual-city context shapes the record’s feel in ways that are audible. Where the debut was tightly coiled and atmospheric, For Ever carries more space, more reach. XL Recordings, the label behind it, has long been one of the more serious homes for electronic and leftfield music in the UK, and the pairing here makes sense. Catalog number XL 927 places this squarely within a catalogue that collectors pay attention to.
Why This Pressing Belongs in Your Collection
XL pressings of this era are well-regarded for their production quality, and For Ever on LP is the format the record was built for. The sonic range that Jungle works with, layered vocals, dense rhythm sections, textured production, benefits from the warmth and dynamic headroom that vinyl provides in ways a stream simply does not replicate. If you came to Jungle through the debut and followed their evolution from anonymous online presence to a band with genuine live presence and growing international reach, this is the record that documents what they became next. It belongs alongside the debut, and it holds up on its own terms.
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