# JJ McCANN TRANSMISSION Releases New Single “Amphibious Skin” From New Album ‘Hit With Love’

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- Published: 2023-11-14T15:15:00-06:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

### **JJ McCANN TRANSMISSION – AKA VETERAN UNDERGROUND FIGURE JAMES McCANN (EX-DRONES, NUNCHUKKA SUPERFLY AND MORE) – RELEASES NEW SINGLE “AMPHIBIOUS SKIN” FROM ROB YOUNGER-PRODUCED NEW ALBUM _HIT WITH LOVE_**

#### **_HIT WITH LOVE_ ALBUM LAUNCH ANNOUNCED FOR CACTUS ROOM, SATURDAY DECEMBER 2, WITH SPECIAL GUESTS MOLER**

#### **NEW ALBUM PRODUCED BY ROB YOUNGER OF RADIO BIRDMAN & NEW CHRISTS, WHO HAS PRODUCED COUNTLESS GREAT AUSTRALIAN ROCK RECORDS, FROM DIED PRETTY TO CIVIC**

[⌊JJ McCann Transmission album cover⌉⌊JJ McCann Transmission album cover⌉[

**Melbourne’s JJ McCann Transmission – aka veteran Melbourne (by way of Perth and
Sydney) underground figure James McCann – has released a new single entitled “Amphibious
Skin” from the acclaimed _Hit With Love_ album. The track, which opens the album,
is a pick-to-click from the album’s producer, legendary Radio Birdman frontman Rob
Younger, who also recently produced Civic’s _Taken By Force_. Younger’s thoughts
about the track? _“Anyone who doesn’t like that one is a fucking arsehole, in my
humble view.”_ We’re not gonna argue with that!**

**James McCann **has a long history in Australian rock circles (in Perth, Sydney
and Melbourne, and including early line-ups of **The Drones** and **Nunchukka Superfly**)
and has had a bunch of releases out in France and Spain. James’ new album – his 
first under the new **JJ McCann Transmission** moniker – is called **_Hit With Love_**
and it was produced by **Rob Younger** of **Radio Birdman** and **the New Christs**
who produced every second great Australian rock record in the 80s and 90s (**Died
Pretty, Hard-Ons, Lime Spiders, Celibate Rifles, Hoodoo Gurus** etc) and who more
recently produced **Civic**‘s **_Taken By Force_**. **_Hit With Love_** is out now
and it’s a scorcher.

The new album is McCann’s first new release since he co-produced the acclaimed tribute
to his old mate **Spencer P Jones**, **_All The Way With SPJ_**, which included **
Chris Bailey of The Saints, Kid Congo, Adalita, Violent Femmes, Alejandro Escovedo,
Jim Moginie of Midnight Oil, The Drones, Hoss** and more.

_Hit With Love_**, **which was preceded by the single and video** “Forces at Work”,**
will be launched **December 2** at the **Cactus Room** in Thornbury with special
guests **Moler**.

Amphibious Skin

[⌊Amphibious Skin⌉⌊Amphibious Skin⌉
Watch this video on YouTube

_JJ McCANN TRANSMISSION – AMPHIBIOUS SKIN (Official Audio)_

**JJ McCANN TRANSMISSION _HIT WITH LOVE_ ALBUM LAUNCH
SAT DEC 2 @ CACTUS ROOM, THORNBURYWITH
SPECIAL GUESTS MOLERTickets available [here](https://facebook.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7468cc72c4dbd0d828cf87a0a&id=f14c679355&e=7f3088bce0)

**JJ MCCANN TRANSMISSION / JAMES MCCANN ALBUM BIO
(by Patrick Emery, author of _Execution
Days: The Life & Times of Spencer P. Jones_) 

[⌊JJ McCann Transmission⌉⌊JJ McCann Transmission⌉[

**“If you’re going play in a band, you’ve got to piss on demand”**. So sings **James
McCann** on **‘Piss on Demand’**, a shredding punk rock track co-written with the
late **Spencer P Jones** taken from McCann’s new album, **_Hit With Love_**.

A 30-year veteran of the Australian rock’n’roll scene, McCann knows something about
the brutal reality of the independent music scene. After cutting his teeth in the
vibrant Perth music community, McCann moved to Sydney in the early 1990s where he
joined the **Hard-Ons** spin-off outfit **Nunchukka Superfly** and formed **Harpoon**
before moving back to Perth and the first line up of **The Drones **and an association
with **Kill Devil Hills.** He moved to Melbourne in the mid 2000s to pursue a variety
of solo and collaborative projects – early solo albums were recorded by and featured**
Gareth Liddiard** of **The Drones** and a young **Aaron Cupples** and also featured**
Jim Selene** of **Bloodloss** – punctuated with Europe tours to support releases
on **Bang! Records** and **Beast Records**.

_**Hit With Love**_, McCann’s first album released under the **JJ McCann Transmission**
moniker, was produced by legendary **Radio Birdman** and **New Christs** front man**
Rob Younger**, and features contributions from members of **Bitter Sweet Kicks**,**
Ron S Peno and the Superstitions**, **Los Dominados** and **The Happy Lonesome**.

Songs like **‘Forces at Work’**, **‘Don’t Bother Me’,** **‘She’s Repatriated’ **
and **‘Blindsided’ **would be at home in the booze stained venues and shagpile carpet
sharehouses of Australian inner-city music scenes of yore. **‘Amphibious Skin’ **
and** ‘New Machine’ **pack an angular post-punk punch, while **‘Sentimental Crap’**
takes a booze and blues-stained axe to misconceived nostalgia.

This is an album that drips with reverence for the past and bursts with passion 
for the future of rock’n’roll. Get it now and feel the love.

JJ McCann Transmission - Forces at Work

[⌊JJ McCann Transmission - Forces at Work⌉⌊JJ McCann Transmission - Forces at Work⌉

Watch this video on YouTube

_JJ McCann Transmission – ‘Forces at Work’ (Official Video)_

_“James’ first impressed me years ago fronting Harpoon. I told him it was ‘Outlaw
Rock’. The bastards had blown my band off the stage. Mean as cat-shit and instinctive,
uncontrived, unpredictable. That was his vibe then as now: implacable and impeccable
in articulation, blessed with a genuine sneer; not mannerism passing for attitude.
Vision, not a version. and not without humour when the occasion warrants, like, 
when he sees fit. James is right in the centre of everything he’s putting out when
singing, hacking away at the guitar and songwriting. There is no affectation, no
half-arsed attempting to convince – he’s the real article in a cluttered field where
a good many pretend. Get behind James McCann before he gets behind you” – **Rob 
Younger (Radio Birdman, New Christs)**_

_“James McCann’s well-crafted ballads and catchy hooks have a punk rock edge that
is seriously addictive. There is something wild and exciting about his performances.
He is an all-rounder, equally adept as a guitarist, singer, and songwriter” **– 
Penny Ikinger (Wet Taxis, Penny Ikinger Band)**_

_“James McCann can do it all – blues, country, punk, even a hint of pop when he’s
in a good mood. In a just world, he’d be feted as a legend of the Australian independent
rock’n’roll scene. But McCann’s talent as a songwriter and musician hides in plain
sight, which only adds to the significance of his rich and diverse musical catalogue.”**–
Patrick Emery (music journalist, author of Execution Days: The Life & Times of Spencer
P. Jones)**_

**JAMES McCANN TRANSMISSION’S NEW ALBUM _HIT WITH LOVE_ IS OUT NOW. LIMITED EDITION
RED VINYL, BLACK VINYL AND DIGITAL DOWNLOAD AVAILABLE**
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