At its core, BUNNY MODE is a powerful feminist work that explores Jaguar Jonze’s journey as an assault survivor, an advocate for change, and a figure on the frontline of Australia’s #MeToo movement. ‘LOUD’ hears Jaguar Jonze refusing to stay small, and on ‘DRAWING LINES’ she finds strength in setting boundaries. ‘PUNCHLINE’ laughs at the people who want to use her status as a woman of colour to tick diversity boxes, the fun, fierce ‘SWALLOW’ flips the male gaze and language of sexual provocation on its head and ‘KNOW MY NAME’ asserts that she won’t bend to the will of the gatekeepers of power. The album finds Jaguar Jonze triumphant, unwilling to be complicit in a culture of silence and to speak up to an industry that was banking on her staying quiet. “I’ve given myself permission to feel the emotions that I’ve been holding back on for so long, to find my voice and use it in this world,” she describes. “Because I know my worth now. And I do have something to say.”

“..nothing short of a manifold visionary” (Flaunt), Brisbane-based Jaguar Jonze has had a non-stop two years, becoming a public vessel for change and accountability in the Australian music industry while simultaneously focusing on her creative artistry. Her recent singles have received praise from the likes of Rolling Stone, triple j, MTV, NME, and she was named feature artist on BBC Radio 1’s Future Artists with Jack Saunders. In addition to the already announced BUNNY MODE Australian Tour this July and August, Jaguar Jonze is also joining The Wombats on their Australian tour this June.

In honour of her advocacy to raise awareness on discrimination and abuse within the music industry, and pushing practitioners to operate in a safe and respectful environment, Jaguar Jonze has been awarded the triple j Done Good Award, AIR Outstanding Achievement Award, and named one of the 21 Most Inspiring Women of 2021 by Vogue Australia. Jaguar Jonze continues her advocacy work including in the group that commissioned the Music Industry Review of sexual harm, sexual harassment and systemic discrimination in the contemporary Australian music industry and recommendations for reform. As best described in her own words, “the heat that is picking up and fanning those tiny fires into a blaze of reckoning” (Billboard).

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Jaguar Jonze – BUNNY MODE
Out June 3 via Nettwerk Records
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