The Irrepressibles

Released in January 2009 as the soundtrack to Shelly Love's The Forgotten Circus, The Independent described The Irrepressibles as one of Britain's best kept secrets.[2]

On 11 January 2010, The Irrepressibles released their debut studio album, Mirror Mirror, a collection of 12 baroque pop songs produced by Dimitri Tikovoi and William Turner Duffin, and written by Jamie McDermott. The album features the single "In This Shirt".

Mirror Mirror received critical acclaim. The Guardian called it "theatrical and very different, a ripe, colourful riposte to all that is Cowell"[3] and The Independent described it as "a dramatic soundscape dripping with echoes of the Weimar Republic and la belle époque."[4]

"In This Shirt" garnered critical and public acclaim after it was used as the soundtrack for the short film The Lady Is Dead by Israeli production company PAG Films, described by Sundance Channel as "fantastic".[5] It was remixed by various artists including Röyksopp, Hercules & Love Affair and Zero 7.

The song received renewed attention in 2018 when it was used by French figure skater Kévin Aymoz as his free skating program.[6] It also received renewed attention 2020 through its widespread use in videos on TikTok during the COVID-19 Pandemic.[7]

In November 2012, The Irrepressibles released their second album, Nude. Self-produced by Jamie McDermott, the album similarly received critical acclaim. The Quietus described it as a "remarkably varied and unpredictable album" stating that "the results border on the spectacular".[8] The Independent gave it 4 out of 5 stars, calling it "an act of bravery in a cowardly world" where McDermott "heralds homosexual love as a heroic, romantic and redemptive force".[9]

2013 saw the release of Nude: Landscapes, the first of three EPs inspired by – and expanding on – the band's second album. This first EP saw the band take a "minimal symphonic" and "acoustic" direction, as described by McDermott in an interview with QX Magazine.[10] The second EP, Nude: Viscera, released on 14 February 2014, "brings together influences from New Wave, Grunge, and Exotica".[11] The third EP, Nude: Forbidden, was released on 6 April 2014.

On 31 May 2018, The Irrepressibles released a new single, "Submission", from their forthcoming third album. The video, directed by Cypriot filmmaker Savvas Stavrou, was featured by Nowness.[12] A second single, "Dominance", was released on 22 November 2018. The visuals, a collaboration between Italian photographer Paride Mirabilio and Turkish director Mertcan Mertbilek, were featured by Pornceptual.[13] A third single, "Anxiety", was released on 29 November 2018. A fourth single, "International", was released on 22 March 2019. The video was directed by Jamie Irrepressible in collaboration with Ukrainian director Alexey Romanowski and was featured by New Noise Magazine.[14] A fifth single,"Let Go (Everybody Move Your Body)", was released on March 27, 2020, it was described by CLASH Magazine as "an absolute bulldozer - a stunning pop missile that explodes staid sexual norms.."[15] A video was directed by Savvas Stavrou and was featured by KALTBLUT Magazine. A sixth single, The Most Beautiful Boy (Strong Outside A Man But Inside a Boy), was released on July 23, 2020 alongside the album release. The album was acclaimed by the media with Loud and Quiet describing the album as "cleverly inflecting the central romance withincisive commentary on masculinity and mental health.",[16] whilst The Quietus describing it as "hard not to fall in love with this album" and a "beautiful open book of his journey uniting with his mental health, masculinity and homosexuality".[17]

The Irrepressibles had Jamie McDermott providing guest vocals for Rex the Dog's single "Do You Feel What I Feel" and in 2013 on Röyksopp's singles "Something in My Heart" and "Twenty Thirteen". In 2012, Jamie collaborated with Hotel Pro Forma and the Latvian Radio Choir on WAR SUM UP. Jamie composed the music for WAR SUM UP, which toured extensively worldwide, receiving acclaim from Danish outlet Gaffa,[18] as well as The New York Times.[19]

In 2014, he also featured on Röyksopp's album The Inevitable End on the tracks "You Know I Have to Go", "I Had This Thing", "Here She Comes Again", and "Compulsion", in addition to the previously released "Something in My Heart" on which he was credited for the first time as Jamie Irrepressible. In 2015, having relocated to Berlin, Germany, Jamie began working with American alternative country artist Jon Campbell and produced his debut EP, released in 2016.[20]

• Charlie Stock – Viola, backing vocals
• Jordan Hunt – Violin, backing vocals
• Sophie Li – Double bass, backing vocals
• Nicole Robson – Cello, backing vocals
• Sarah Tobias – Clarinet, saxophone, backing vocals
• Sarah Kershaw – Piano, church organ, backing vocals
• Gary Hughes – Flute, backing vocals
• Olivia Duque – Oboe, backing vocals
• Jamil Reyes – Orchestral percussion, vibraphone, glockenspiel, backing vocals

• Jamil Reyes – Orchestral percussion, vibraphone, glockenspiel, backing vocals
• Charlie Stock – Viola, backing vocals
• Jordan Hunt – Violin – Backing vocals
• Sophie Li – Double bass, backing vocals
• Nicole Robson – Cello, backing vocals
• Sarah Tobias – Clarinet, saxophone, backing vocals
• Sarah Kershaw – Piano, church organ, backing vocals
• Gary Hughes – Flute, backing vocals
• Olivia Duque – Oboe, backing vocals

• Jamie Irrepressible (Jamie McDermott) – Lead vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, piano, synthesizers, drum programming
• Jordan Hunt – Violin, backing vocals
• Charlie Stock – Viola, backing vocals
• Sophie Li – Double bass, backing vocals
• Nicole Robson – Cello, backing vocals
• Sarah Kershaw – Piano, backing vocals
• Ian Tripp – Drums, backing vocals
• James Field – Drums, backing vocals
• Robbie Wilson – Programming, audio manipulation

• Mirror Mirror (2010)
• Nude (2012)
• Superheroes (2020)

• My Witness (2005)
• Knife Song (2005)
• From The Circus to the Sea EP & DVD (2009)
• Nude : Landscapes (2013)
• Nude : Viscera (2014)
• Nude : Forbidden (2014)

• "In This Shirt" (2011)
• "Two Men in Love" (2012)
• "New World" (2012)
• "Arrow" (2012)
• "Submission" (2018)
• "Anxiety" (2018)
• "Dominance" (2018)
• "International" (2019)

• "I'll Maybe Let You" (directed by J. J. Stevens)
• "Arrow" (directed by Jamie McDermott)
• "New World" (directed by Jamie McDermott)
• "Two Men in Love" (directed Jamie McDermott)
• "Forbidden" (directed by Jamie McDermott)
• "Edge of Now" (directed by Jamie McDermott)
• "Submission" (directed by Savvas Stavrou)
• "International" (directed by Jamie McDermott and Alexey Romanowski)
• "Calling for Change" (directed by Joel Ryan McDermott)
• "Let Go (Everybody Move Your Body)" (directed by Savvas Stavrou)
• "The Most Beautiful Boy" (directed by Savvas Stavrou)