John Brown's Body is in the midst of its tenth year of performing, supporting its latest studio album, Pressure Points (Easy Star Records). The eight-member group (from Ithaca, NY and Boston) has developed a strong reputation for it's originality and superb, energetic live show during its ten-year career.

Pressure Points has spent nearly every week on Billboard's Reggae Chart since being released. The Beat wrote: "Confident and humble, edgy and easygoing, Pressure Points is a brilliantly realized step forward for John Brown's Body, for American reggae and for reggae in general." The band has drawn respect and admiration across the music world, sharing the stage with the likes of Jurassic 5, The Dave Matthews Band, and Broken Social Scene as evidence of their universal appeal. The Village Voice called them "the most authentic purveyors of "Truth and Rights' music around" earlier this year.

After self-releasing their first album on ITown Records, they were subsequently signed to Shanachie Records and released three albums (Among Them, This Day, and Spirits All Around Us). The Boston Herald called them "one of the world's best roots-style reggae bands" after the release of This Day (2000). This led to an appearance at the Bob Marley Day Festival in Miami, FL., alongside Lauryn Hill and others. In the following years, the band has played many of the major U.S. Festivals and performed an average of over 100 shows a year for the past 8 years. In the past year, they completed a wildly successful tour of Hawaii and were featured on the USA SurfRoots Compilation, alongside Damian Marley, Long Beach Short Bus, and Michael Franti. In the fall of 2007, the band stepped back in the studio to record its most anticipated release to date.