The Video + Contest:

Last week, the illustrious singer-songwriter Jack Davey released the crown jewel of her three-part rock project, L0-F! D’Lux. The EP has pleasantly surprised both loyal fans of J*DaVeY and newfound listeners, who are all applauding Jack’s radical departure from electro-soul into a grittier grunge sound. With the onset of 2013 promising more new material from the sultry frontwoman, and possibly J*DaVeY, Jack is celebrating her accomplished solo debut with a new video for the song “Get Up!,” which Verbicide Magazine premiered this morning.

In keeping with the overarching DIY vibe of L0-F!, Jack reached out to her supporters for video submissions of them dancing to the distortion-heavy, upbeat single “Get Up!,” and tapped iLLaV8r’s creative director Nai Vasha to compile them into a master cut for the video. Among the clips are cameos from some of Jack’s famous friends, including Miguel, Tanya Morgan, Trackademicks, the staff of Converse’s Rubbertracks studio, and her very own J*DaVeY partner Brook D’Leau. Jack pops up in the video a couple times, but her intention was to spotlight the people who motivate her to create songs like “Get Up!”

Also today, Jack has teamed up with The Vinyl District for a very special giveaway. Not only will one winner receive a limited edition, hand-made physical copy of L0-F! D’Lux, but he or she will also win a vinyl copy of The Stooges’ self-titled debut album, widely regarded as one of the best proto-punk albums ever. “This is one of the most influential records for me before, during, and after the creation of L0-F!,” explains Jack. “I wanted to capture that same essence of their debut album with my own debut album. I feel deeply that Iggy Pop is my male counterpart – he’s my spirit animal.”

iTunes: L0-F! D’lux – Jack Davey