Darryl Jenifer, bassist and founding member of Bad Brains, has announced The Weather Channel, a new instrumental album out July 17th via Org Music on LP, CD, and digital. The first single, “Sacred Love II,” is out now. Stream it below.

Pre-order HERE.

Rooted in exploratory jazz and threaded with fusion, dub, psychedelia, and punk, The Weather Channel follows Jenifer’s 2010 solo debut In Search of Black Judas and finds him leading a quartet featuring drummer and percussionist Ben Perowsky, guitarist Karma “Chogyi” Marco, and keyboardist John Medeski. The album also includes appearances from late jazz luminaries Jack DeJohnette and Karl Berger.

Across eleven tracks, the record presents nine new original compositions alongside fresh reinterpretations of two Bad Brains songs. “Sacred Love II” is a reimagining of a track originally written for Bad Brains, and arrives alongside a limited seven-inch featuring exclusive B-side “F.A.L.S.” from Jenifer’s new punk project Palm Beach.
More than four decades after helping redefine hardcore with Bad Brains, Jenifer pushes into entirely new terrain, driven by improvisation, deep grooves, and expansive ensemble interplay.

Tracklist for The Weather Channel:

Sacred Love II
August
Loves Harmony
Re-Ignition II
Rights
Rights Dub
End Finity
Punkbomba
Daisy
Rock Love
Just Around the Corner