What do you do when your band goes on hiatus, three members graduate college and scatter — and then your EP starts racking up streaming plays all on its own, with nobody pushing it, because the music is just that good? You come back. And that's exactly what Jacoozy did, returning from the mountains of Boone and Asheville with a stronger lineup, a debut album called Still Afloat, and a Halloween night show in Knoxville where five musicians in WWE costumes turned a room full of first-time jam listeners into devoted fans.

In this episode, Schecky traces how five musicians from five different North Carolina hometowns built a groove collective at Appalachian State University, survived a hiatus that almost ended everything, and came back with more intention than ever — releasing Still Afloat in September 2025 and hitting the road hard. We break down why Hurry is the one song every new listener needs, relive the legendary Bijou Theater Halloween show where the balcony crowd was dancing so hard the floor crowd feared for their safety, and dig into what makes this Asheville five-piece one of the most exciting rising acts in the Southeast right now.

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