Jackie Cooper was formed in the Spring of 2000 in Milwaukee, WI, out of the ashes of such bands as cup 388 and the Autumn Effect. A select group of hungry fanatics, desperate for emotional transference, have been receiving the signal from Jackie Cooper for more than a year. Jackie Cooper has performed on bills with a wide variety of underground sensations, and headlined numerous clubs in Milwaukee & Madison. Early on, the band was enlisted by No Karma Recordings, and ‘Lost in Focus’ appeared on Make Way for No Karma, which was released in October of 2001.

What first jumps out to listeners is the eerily experimental guitar interplay, which tickles a rarely-touched dimension of the mind and leads the music from a light mood to heavy and back. The sound of the keyboard might change from song to song, but the way it quietly fills the room and draws the rest of the instruments together does not. The percussion is steady and inventive. Both lead singers bring a sincere, unmeasured approach to the microphone, and Jackie Cooper is ever careful not to trip over its words. The nimble bass lines are slightly unpredictable upon first listen, as is much of the music, but keep listening, it grows on you.

Jackie Cooper has just finished their debut record, titled The New Mood, and are in the process of releasing the record on No Karma Recordings this fall. The band will play countless weekend shows in the Midwest throughout the fall and winter in support of the record.