The Alchemist
Fueled by the sheer power of human connection, The J.O.B. from Richmond, Virginia is a band on a mission to touch the lives of everyday people with their music. The band’s founders, singer-guitarist Jim O’Ferrell and lead guitarist Jason Crawford, originally started the group in 2007 to record songs that O’Ferrell had composed during his recent deployment to the war in Iraq. They recorded their first EP shortly before O’Ferrell was called to serve overseas once again.
Despite coming from different musical backgrounds, and with one of them in a war zone an ocean away, the two never lost the desire to continue their collaboration. A year later, in 2008, O’Ferrell was back from the war for good. No longer a soldier, he faced a new reality from a perspective that only a veteran can have. He had a list of experiences just waiting to be turned into songs, and that is when The J.O.B. began their musical evolution to become the dynamic alternative rock band they are today.
They just recently released a track called, “Criminal” and it brings to life the protests and police confrontations in Richmond, Virginia during the summer of 2020. The song has a gritty feeling from a number of mesmerizing guitar riffs, but it also has a motivating aspect that can inspire the listener. Check out the track below.
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