Pep Talks an anthemic musical journey that takes us through vocalist Judah Akers personal story of pain, struggles and emotions. Despite being on a high with band, who’s debut album Folk Hop N’ Roll  led them on a global touring frenzy and secured them their first No.1 at Alternative Radio with the hit single ‘Take It All Back’, Judah’s life was falling apart as his family struggled in a hail of alcoholism and affairs, death and divorce. Each track tells another part to his story and ‘Why Did You Run?’ was written about feeling lonely while his mum was in jail.

Pep Talks also features the previously ‘pictures’, a collaboration with Kacey Musgraves, as well as the recent hit single ‘Over My Head’ which raced into the Top 10 Alternative Radio chart in the US, accumulating over 2 million streams.

They are exploding in the US and have garnered lots of praise from the likes of Rolling Stone, UPROXX, Idolator, Ones To Watch, DuJour, The Tennessean, Consequence Of Sound, Alt Press, Flood Magazine and are set to do the same over here. J&TL have toured with the likes of Twenty One Pilots, Incubus and Jimmy Eat World and are now this year heading off on a worldwide tour which includes UK and European dates.