John Brown's Body

PRAISE FOR PRESSURE POINTS, THE NEW ALBUM FROM JOHN BROWN'S BODY:

"Pressure Points is a remarkable statement of arrival by John Brown's Body. It's their strongest, most consistent effort to date."
- Popmatters

"Showcases the band's blend of roots fundamentals and global pop sensibility. JBB sometimes evokes The Police or 311, if the latter had mellowed and grown up a bit."
- Relix

"JBB has come of age, maturing into innovators building on the sturdy foundation laid down by Jamaican musicians of a generation ago."
- Jahworks

"If it is possible to be both reverent and revolutionary, JBB has found a way with their new album."
- New York Daily News

"The most authentic purveyors of 'truth and rights' music around."
- The Village Voice

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Over the course of a handful of albums, John Brown's Body has gotten tons of props for its approach to reggae. Far from being some Bob Marley cover band that plays reggae night at a Daytona Beach bar, the Boston/Ithaca, NY-based band fuses socially conscious lyrics with a vintage roots sound epitomized in the use of B3 organ, a horn section, great harmony vocals and a general warm analog production sound that recalls reggae's 1970s heyday. The eight-piece band's first album for the great Easy Star label sticks with that sound while also tastefully updating it with a bit more pop melody carried on the vocals, particularly on "Blazing Love" and "Make It Easy." Those looking for something more rootsy among the dozen songs should get what they need from "What We Gonna Do?" or the chugging "Resonate." Some question the band's origins in the Northeast (and not Jamaica), but there is no roots reggae band out there better than JBB. -- Tad Hendrickson

"Of all the stateside roots-rock reggae at it's best, this NY State-based outfit beams that mystic vibe best."
- The Village Voice

" With each new release John Brown's Body takes on an identity all their own and Spirits All Around Us is their most focused statement to date."
- The Beat

"John Brown's body is frequently lauded as the best American reggae band. I haven't heard a better one, and, in their style, you'd be hard pressed to find much better in the islands, either. They may sing about "picking up a good vibe" themselves, but they offer plenty of the same to all who will listen."
- Cosmik Debris : - By Shuan Dale - December 2002

"The most solid dub to be found today, "Spirits All Around Us" sizzles with energy but shows great pace. The band is from Boston but make no mistake, this is a roots reggae band at its finest."
- Front Porch : Fredericksburg, VA - By Jeremy Sutton - August 2002

"They are one of the best bands I have heard in a long time because they play authentic, soulful roots-reggae that has an addictive rhythm and fabulous musicianship."
- Relix : - By Brad Weiner - October 2002

"America has produced some fine home-grown reggae bands and John Brown's Body is one of the best."
- The Beat : Los Angeles, CA - June-July 2002

"JBB might be the best reggae group of our time. They manage to be musically diverse within what is obviously a traditional reggae vibe."
- Vail Daily : Vail, CO - by Wren Wertin - July 14, 2002