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Album Review: JOHN – A Life Diagrammatic sees London punks hone their craft into one of the albums of 2023

Out right now on the Brace Yourself imprint is the fourth album from South London punks JOHN, called A Life Diagrammatic. It’s a follow up to 2021s Nocturnal Manoeuvres, a…

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News: JOHN share the single ”Riddley Scott Walker, taken from their forthcoming album

Seeing the light of day today is the pulsating single ‘Riddley Scott Walker‘ which features a guest turn from former Bad Seed & Magazine man Barry Adamson. Drawing its title from…

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News: JOHN share new single ‘The Common Cold’, from new album A Life Diagrammatic, which comes out in September

Landing online today ”The Common Clod” which closes out the album A Life Diagrammatic, uses sampled noise to hammer home the damaging role of traditions in our present – and…

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News: John announce new album ”A Life Diagrammatic”

Today, cryptically-named duo JOHN – comprised of John Newton (drums, lead vocals) and Johnny Healey (guitar, backing vocals) – announce their fourth album, A Life Diagrammatic. The follow-up to 2021’s Nocturnal Manoeuvres LP, which broke new ground for the…

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Live Review – John at the Georgian Theatre with support from Wych Elm and Onlooker 12.10.21

By Steve White Last week John released Nocturnal Manoeuvres, their third album and probably one of the best albums that will see the light of day in 2021. So tonight’s…

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