{"id":9642,"date":"2023-09-23T19:26:40","date_gmt":"2023-09-23T18:26:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=9642"},"modified":"2023-09-25T19:27:14","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T18:27:14","slug":"john-make-their-most-experimental-music-yet-with-fourth-album-a-life-diagrammatic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=9642","title":{"rendered":"JOHN make their most experimental music yet with fourth album A Life Diagrammatic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">ALBUM REVIEW: JOHN &#8211; A Life Diagrammatic (Brace Yourself\/Pets Care Records)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">JOHN are a post-punk powerhouse of a duo from South London who make splendidly raucous noise-rock, and this is their fourth album.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Drummer\/vocalist John Newton and guitarist Johnny Healey&#8217;s first two albums made them underground favourites before 2021&#8217;s third, <em>Nocturnal Manoeuvres<\/em>, just missed the Top 75.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This latest opus reaffirms their thoroughly-well-earned status as an uncompromising musical force, while showing a new side to their talents &#8211; creating soundscapes rather than just straight-up noise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>A Life Diagrammatic <\/em>is as punishingly intense as ever in many places, yet at others veers off into cinematic territory, showing they&#8217;re far from one-trick ponies.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/JOHN-%C2%A9-Paul-Grace-3.jpg?resize=640%2C426\" alt=\"john\" class=\"wp-image-9599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/JOHN-%C2%A9-Paul-Grace-3-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/JOHN-%C2%A9-Paul-Grace-3-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/JOHN-%C2%A9-Paul-Grace-3-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/JOHN-%C2%A9-Paul-Grace-3-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/JOHN-%C2%A9-Paul-Grace-3-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/JOHN-%C2%A9-Paul-Grace-3-scaled.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/JOHN-%C2%A9-Paul-Grace-3-scaled.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Their trademark distorted guitar and propulsive beats are present and correct, as are the guttural vocals, but there&#8217;s light among the shade this time, which makes them not quite so exhausting to listen to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Don&#8217;t get the idea they&#8217;ve gone soft though: opener <em>At Peacehaven<\/em>, with its echo-drenched riffs, pummelling drums and abrasive vocals, lays that idea to rest immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The second track, <em>Media Res<\/em>, is where you realise this isn&#8217;t JOHN by numbers. Featuring a scratchy monologue from actor Simon Pegg which sounds like it&#8217;s delivered from space, it&#8217;s a big departure from what we&#8217;ve come to expect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Punk crescendo<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Experimental moments like this aside, <em>A Life Diagrammatic <\/em>has plenty of intensity, but combines punchy rhythms and eruptions of energy with more considered moments of restraint (often within the same song).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>C\u00f4te d&#8217;adur<\/em>, for example, is sparse in places, furious in others, while <em>A Submersible<\/em> starts quietly, only to ramp up and become more distorted as it builds to an explosive punk crescendo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"JOHN - Service Stationed\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dQQnxxmCuGk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The single <em>Service Stationed<\/em> is propelled by some typically strident drums, and infectious, shimmering hooks, and a refrain urging us to <em>&#8220;keep on keeping on<\/em>&#8220;, giving a feeling of a band restless to get to wherever they&#8217;re heading next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Radio-friendly lead single <em>Trauma Mosaic<\/em>, released in April, sees Healey singing in his normal voice at first, with the more familiar gruffness creeping in as the track progresses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There&#8217;s another guest on standout track <em>Riddley Scott Walker<\/em>, this time ex-Magazine bass player Barry Adamson, and you get the feeling JOHN will love his endorsement of their coruscating take on post-punk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"JOHN - Riddley Scott Walker\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ad2Np-bmiE0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Almost before you know it we&#8217;re at the end, and closing track <em>The Common Cold<\/em> is a dystopian-sounding masterpiece which could be from a post-apocalyptic Hollywood blockbuster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It shows JOHN have lost none of their knack of creating massive-sounding songs which draw you in and demand to be listened to, even if you have no idea what they&#8217;re about. 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