Dex Romweber of the Flat Duo Jets

#1

Any fans of him/them on 'ere?

Just got round to hearing his latest LP - and it’s pretty fantastic (artwork is horrible though):

Love all his solo albums, tbh. And here’s some classic Jets footage:

#2

Haven’t heard of the Flat Duo Jets in years. A played them for me a long time ago and I loved them. This was in pre-broadband rural Ireland though, so I never heard more. Thanks for bringing them up here!

#3

Aye, they’re tops. Athens in the 80s just must have been the coolest place. I think there’s an argument to be made that some of Dex’s solo stuff surpasses that of the Jets. Love this take on Charlie Rich, for eg: