Nineties pop icons reunite eight years after last album as frontman reveals they’re back in the studio
AN iconic 90s group have confirmed they’re back in the studio working on their first album in eight years.
Famed for their frontman’s big hats, fast cars and of course swaggering, funky tunes, Jamiroquai were one of Britain’s best musical exports of that decade.
Hits like Space Cowboy, Virtual Insanity and Canned Heat were impossible not to dance too, and brought the band big success on both sides of the Atlantic.
Now Jay Kay, 54, has revealed a follow up to 2017’s Automaton is in the works.
In a TikTok video from inside a studio, he said: “Hey everybody. We’re recording. We’re making a new album.
“We’re getting the band back together again, man.”
While some fans were disconcerted seeing him without a hat on, others simply loved the fact new music is imminent.
“New jamiroquai album means it’s a good year,” wrote on fan.
Another posted: “OMG that means there’ll probably be a tour.”
A third said: “No wayyyy. You guys created some of my favourite songs ever.”
A fourth commented: “STOPPPPPPP the world has missed your beautiful work!!!!”
Jamiroquai’s canon of work boasts three number one UK albums in 1993’s Emergency on Planet Earth, 1999’s Synkronized and 2001’s A Funk Odyssey.
The band won a Best Performance by a Duo Or Group Grammy in 1998 for Virtual Insanity and, to date, have sold more than 26million records worldwide.
While new music has been put on the back-burner in recent years, the band has been active with a smattering of performances here and there.
They most recently played Harvest Rock festival in Adelaide, Australia, in October with a set featuring all the classics.
Prior to that there were shows in France, Portsmouth and Bahrain.
Multi-millionaire frontman Kay has spent a good portion of his earnings over the years on classic cars, owning more than 100 at one time or another including standout favourites like Porsche 911 2.7 RS, 2003 Ferrari Enzo, 2012 Audi Quattro Sport, 2014 Porsche 918 Spyder and a 2014 Ferrari LaFerrari.
Unsurprisingly, he put in an impressive lap on the famous Top Gear track when he appeared as a guest on the hit BBC show.
Last year, he gave a rare interview last year to Zane Lowe’s Apple Music podcast.
During the chat, Kay admitted to being a difficult customer in the band’s 90s heyday and not wanting to conform to the mainstream.
He told how he wanted his music to be the antithesis to the pop of Stock, Aitken and Waterman.
Kay also spoke highly of rapper Tyler, the Creator and Thundercat and voiced a desire of working with them as well as Dua Lipa.
