Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, the Northwest supergroup JAGUAR LOVE features guitarist Cody Votolato and singer Johnny Whitney from the Blood Brothers, along with Jay Clark from Pretty Girls Make Graves (guitarist then, now drummer, multi-instrumentalist and producer).However the story is very different: having picked themselves up and moved from Seattle to Portland, these ferociously creative and once-noisy musicians have now added incredibly catchy melody to their songwriting. Votolato's crazed Japanese electric 12- string guitar parts remain as complex and Beefheart-esque as ever, but Whitney has turned his scream to a Bolan-esque glam. Result: pop music. This super-deluxe, limited-editon prealbum EP is JAGUAR LOVE's first release ever, and serves as a taster for their upcoming debut (August 19). -Matador