Jale

MEMBERS:
Eve Hartling – guitar, vocals
Jennifer Pierce – guitar, vocals
Laura Stein – bass, vocals
Mike Belitsky – drums, vocals

WHERE FROM:
Halifax, Nova Scotia

WHERE NOW:
Harlting left the band in 1997 to focus on raising her family. The
remaining trio formed The Vees, and released an EP on Murderecords later
that year. In 2024 Pierce began releasing material on Bandcamp as Jenny
and the Tide.

DATE FORMED:
1992

HOW FORMED:
They met in art school in Halifax.

HIGHLIGHT:
Their album “Dream Cake” sold 40,000 copies in the United States and Europe.

“For most bands, it usually takes a few years and a few records to land a home at even a decent indy label. For Jale, it took all of three months.” – Heckler magazine

“Jale proves that they can make a steel guitar sound capable of felling the sturdiest pine. Better still, they’ve studied hard the art of swearing sweetly.” – Mark Beaumount, NME