Jape - This Chemical Sea Jape

This Chemical Sea is the fifth studio album from Irish recording artist Jape. The album was released on January 23, 2015 via Faction Records and reached number 8 in the Irish charts.

The album was written and recorded primarily at Richie Egan's studio in Malmo in Sweden, with fellow Jape member Glenn Keating also working on the album. Villagers front-man Conor O'Brein also features on the record, lending his vocals to the track 'Ribbon Ribbon Ribbon.

'The Heart's Desire' was the first single to be taken from This Chemical Sea and was streamed in October 2014.

"This Chemical Sea: it’s his most cohesive, personal and mellow album to date." - The Irish Times ★★★★

"Big, vivid and alive with invention, Jape’s latest album feels like a mantra built on hypnotic rhythm, in the moment lyricism and atmospheric openness. A very welcome return from one of the country’s most diverse songwriters." - The Last Mixed Tape 9/10