The Jaded Hearts Club is an English rock supergroup and covers band consisting of Miles Kane (of the Rascals and Last Shadow Puppets), Nic Cester (of Jet), Matt Bellamy (of

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), Graham Coxon (of Blur), Jamie Davis (of Coxon's former label Transcopic) and Sean Payne (of the Zutons). The band initially performed under the name Dr. Pepper's Jaded Hearts Club Band and performed covers of

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songs. Their repertoire expanded to include rock and roll songs by bands including

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and

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. In 2020, they released an album of covers, ''You've Always Been Here'', to mixed reviews.

History

Formation

In September 2017, the musician Jamie Davis formed the Jaded Hearts Club to perform covers of

songs at his 40th birthday party. He initially planned to hire a covers band, but decided it would be cheaper to ask his musician friends to perform with him instead. The band initially performed under the name Dr. Pepper's Jaded Hearts Club Band, a reference to the 1967 Beatles album '' Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band''. Matt Bellamy of

said the band began "as a karaoke joke". They decided to continue as they enjoyed themselves and felt other bands were not performing traditional

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. Bellamy said: "Going back to that really great songwriting, some of the best historic songwriting ever, and just playing it almost like a jazz band, real instruments, no gizmos, no tech, nothing like that."

Performances

In 2018, the Jaded Hearts Club played gigs at the Austin

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festival, in bars in Chicago and Los Angeles, and at a Teenage Cancer Trust show in the

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. In addition to Beatles songs, they performed songs by bands including

and

. The membership changed depending on availability, with appearances by musicians including Dominic Howard and Christopher Wolstenholme of Muse, Ilan Rubin and Chris Cester.

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joined them to perform at a 2018 event for his daughter Stella McCartney. In 2019, the band performed a charity show at the

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, when the lineup settled.

''You've Always Been Here'' (2020)

The first Jaded Hearts Club album, ''You've Always Been Here,'' was released in October 2020, comprising covers of classic rock-and-roll and

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songs. It was produced by Bellamy and recorded in his studio shortly before the COVID-19 lockdowns. ''You've Always Been Here'' has a rating of 60 out of 100 on the review aggregate site

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, indicating "mixed or average reviews". The ''

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'' called it a "carefree celebration" and awarded it four out of five. ''

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'' saw it as "well-intentioned but often unlistenable dad-rock", while '' DIY'' described it as "fucking dire" and a waste of the members' talents.

Members

* Graham Coxon – lead guitar, backing vocals * Miles Kane – lead vocals * Nic Cester – lead vocals * Matt Bellamy – bass, vocals * Sean Payne – drums, backing vocals * Jamie Davis – rhythm guitar, backing vocals

Discography

Albums

Studio album * ''You've Always Been Here'' (October 2, 2020) Live album * ''Live at the 100 Club'' (January 17, 2020)

Singles

* "Nobody But Me" (March 2, 2020) * "This Love Starved Heart of Mine (It's Killing Me)" (April 15, 2020) * "We'll Meet Again / Reach Out I'll Be There" (July 31, 2020) * "Love's Gone Bad" (September 2, 2020) * “Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)” (August 6, 2021)

References

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Live Review
of the Jaded Hearts Club performance at The 100 Club on 4/6/19.
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