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Review: J. Zunz ‘Obsidiana’

10th June 202610th June 2026 Lee Beamish Electronic, J. Zunz, Rocket Recordings

When not being one half of the incredible Mexican duo Lorelle Meets The Obsolete, the artist otherwise known as Lorena

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Review: JeGong ‘Gomi Kuzu Can’

27th February 202627th February 2026 Matthew Williams Electronic, JeGong, Kraut, Pelagic Records

One of the many pleasures of reviewing albums is that you get exposed to all sorts of different bands you

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Review: Jagged City ‘There Are More of Us, Always’

19th February 202619th February 2026 Mark Hunt-Bryden Instrumental, Jagged City, Pelagic Records, Post-Rock

Taking inspiration for their name from Hanif Adburraquib’s memoir There’s Always This Year, Jagged City began as a collaborative, cross-continental

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Review: Joe’s Truck Stop ‘The Magnolia Sessions’

2nd February 20262nd February 2026 Mark Hunt-Bryden Anti-Corporate Music, Country, Folk, Joe's Truck Stop, The Magnolia Sessions

For the first two years of its existence, Anti-Corp/Black Matter Mastering’s fantastic The Magnolia Sessions ran at a blistering pace,

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Review: Jesse Sykes And The Sweet Hereafter ‘Forever, I’ve Been Being Born’

29th December 202529th December 2025 Reza Mills Country, Folk, Ideologic Organ, Jesse Sykes And The Sweet Hereafter, Southern Lord

Following the dissolution of short-lived band Hominy, which Jesse played in with then husband Jim, she teamed up with Whiskeytown’s

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Review: Julie’s Haircut ‘Radiance Opposition’

22nd December 202522nd December 2025 Domenico 'Mimmo' Caccamo Alternative, Experimental, Psych, Superlove, Weird Beard Records

There is an unparalleled therapeutic quality to truly losing oneself in music, a deeply personal estrangement that offers perfect relaxation

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Review: Jo Quail ‘Notan’

12th September 202512th September 2025 Lee Beamish Adderstone Records, Jo Quail, Neo Classical

If ever there were an artist who defines modern cello playing in the 21st century, an artist who not only

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Review: Jeffrey Alexander + The Heavy Lidders ‘Synchronous Orbit’

24th June 202524th June 2025 Renzo Cardinal Fuzz Records, Jeffrey Alexander, The Heavy Lidders

From the first notes of Synchronous Orbit, it’s impossible not to recognise the flavour of the Grateful Dead – especially

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Review: Jaye Jayle ‘After Alter’

3rd March 20253rd March 2025 Mark Hunt-Bryden Art Rock, Evan Patterson, Jaye Jayle, Pelagic Records

Three years ago I had the chance to review the magnificent Songs I Swore I’d Never Sing, the third album

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Review: Järnbörd ‘Filmer För Blinda’

21st January 202521st January 2025 Will J 7 Degrees Records, De:Nihil Records, Esagoya Records, Grind, Hecatombe Records, Järnbörd

Although death metal is often the heavy genre people most associate with Sweden, the nation’s contribution to grindcore should never

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Review: Joyce ‘Voyce’

18th September 202418th September 2024 Reza Mills Alternative, Human Worth, Joyce, Post-Punk

Joyce‘s Voyce has a lot going for it. First, there’s the band’s star-studded line-up featuring; ex-Olympic athlete/former Future Of The

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