The Irrepressibles
The brainchild of vocalist/composer/artistic director Jamie McDermott, London’s Irrepressibles are an orchestral ten-piece equally informed by Baroque music, cabaret decadence, the glam rock of David Bowie and T. Rex, ‘50s exotica, and lush contemporaries like Antony and the Johnsons and the Wild Beasts. McDermott began piano lessons when he was 11 and went on to study art, music, and drama at a college in his native Scarborough, North Yorkshire. His drama teacher introduced him to art and artists in all mediums, including Meredith Monk, Yma Sumac, Carmina Burana and Blade Runner, which influenced the multi-faceted work that McDermott wanted to make.
McDermott then studied rock singing in Guildford and learned to use his countertenor voice to its fullest thanks to a vocal coach there. He went in a different direction after finishing the course, releasing two acoustic solo albums, Newclear Skies, and Nude, that drew comparisons to Jeff Buckley. McDermott continued writing music in this vein as he pursued a degree in Commercial Music at the University of Westminster. Inspired by his studies, which mixed music production with music’s sociological effects, and by a need to surround his cathartic songs with bigger backdrops, he formed the first version of the Irrepressibles in 2002.
Featuring McDermott on guitars and vocals and backed by cello, violin, piano, and bass at first, the Irrepressibles eventually became a “performance orchestra” that included pianist/vocalist Sarah Kershaw; violinist/vocalist Jordan Hunt; violist/vocalist Charlie Stock; cellist/vocalist Nicole Robson; double bassist/vocalist Sophie Li; oboist/vocalist Craig White; flutist/vocalist Rosie Reed, and clarinetist/saxophonist/vocalist Anna Westlake. The group’s theatrical live show featured sets, costumes, and choreography, and the Irrepressibles performed in venues ranging from London galleries, Sicilian villas, a Roman amphitheater in Barcelona, and Paris’ concert hall La Cigale. One of their most spectacular shows, The Human Music Box -- during which the band performed in a rotating open box -- was the basis for the Irrepressibles' breakthrough performances at the 2008 Latitude Festival: The group performed on a floating stage in the middle of the festival grounds’ lake, surrounded by gondolas. The following year, the band released the score to Shelly Love's film The Forgotten Circus as the From the Circus to the Sea EP; the single In Your Eyes, which featured a video by director Fritz Stolberg, appeared in fall 2009. The Irrepressibles’ full-length debut, Mirror Mirror, arrived in early 2010 in the U.K. and was released in the U.S. in August 2011.
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From the Circus to the Sea, Pt. 2
Alternative & Indie - Released by Of Naked Design Recordings on 15 Apr 2021
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Self Love & Acceptance
Folk - Released by Of Naked Design Recordings on 2 Oct 2023
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Mirror Mirror
Rock - Released by Of Naked Design Recordings on 22 Feb 2010
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The Most Beautiful Boy (Felsmann + Tiley Reinterpetation)
The Irrepressibles, Felsmann + Tiley
Electronic - Released by Of Naked Design Recordings on 20 Nov 2020
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From the Circus to the Sea, Pt. 1
Alternative & Indie - Released by Of Naked Design Recordings on 15 Apr 2021
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In This Shirt
Rock - Released by Of Naked Design Recordings on 14 Aug 2011
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Nude
Rock - Released by Of Naked Design Recordings on 21 Oct 2012
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Two Men in Love
Electronic - Released by Of Naked Design Recordings on 29 Dec 2016
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IR Electronic 2
Experimental - Released by Of Naked Design Recordings on 8 Oct 2021
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IR Electronic 1
Electronic - Released by Of Naked Design Recordings on 19 Mar 2021
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Let Go (Bolis Pupul Moves Your Body Remix)
Electronic - Released by Of Naked Design Recordings on 8 Apr 2022
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Learning to Take Care of Within
Folk - Released by Of Naked Design Recordings on 20 Sep 2023
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Will You?
Alternative & Indie - Released by Of Naked Design Recordings on 12 Apr 2024
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Will I Ever Find a Home?
Alternative & Indie - Released by Of Naked Design Recordings on 23 Nov 2023
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Superheroes (Deluxe Edition)
Electronic - Released by Of Naked Design Recordings on 12 Nov 2021
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The Most Beautiful Boy (Aaron Hibell Remix)
The Irrepressibles, Aaron Hibell, Felsmann + Tiley
Electronic - Released by Of Naked Design Recordings on 25 Aug 2023
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Beat of Song
Electronic - Released by Of Naked Design Recordings on 24 Jun 2022
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Transformation of Acceptance
Folk - Released by Of Naked Design Recordings on 27 Sep 2023
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Let Go (Everybody Move Your Body Listen to Your Heart) (Tinlicker Remix 12 Inch Version)
Electronic - Released by Of Naked Design Recordings on 8 Jan 2021
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The Awakening to Self Love (Instrumental)
Folk - Released by Of Naked Design Recordings on 13 Sep 2023
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