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“The experiment works… all the reworkings are worthy of a listen.”

“An interesting conceit… a starker listen, with many of the songs stripped back.”

Staying local, in fact, rooting around AUK’s spiritual home of Liverpool, we have an album…

“Restless Hearts… a complete piece, classy and satisfying. You can’t say much fairer than that!” Folk North West 

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The previous album release from the Liverpool based singer-songwriter was much admired…

⭐ “John Jenkins is not only prolific but also superbly talented at capturing the human condition in all its guises.” 

“A terrific album, right up there with his best, and John Jenkins goes from strength to strength in all that…

Pitch Perfect - “A masterclass in storytelling and musical craftsmanship.”

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John Jenkins is one of those heartland Americana artists who come from… England! Everyone else in the world seems to do country just as good or better than Americans,…

9/10 “Too Many Roads (Restless Hearts Covered) is an extraordinary piece of work”

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“Restless Hearts demonstrates just what a gifted storyteller John Jenkins is.”

“Sheer class”

Americana: album review – John Jenkins ‘Restless Hearts’

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“I was shamelessly drawn to Restless Hearts like a moth to a flame, a bee to a brightly coloured flower, a buzzard circling a dead buffalo on the prairie… and I wasn’t disappointed.”

“John Jenkins draws you into his…

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“A quietly powerful collection that invites the listener into a world of emotional ambiguity and faded light, Restless Hearts rewards patient, attentive listening with its storytelling heart. Jenkins has a gift for conjuring characters and moments that linger —…

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“John Jenkins is a lovely storyteller. His compositions feel fine, but they do have a good touch and also a nice level of complexity.”

Flyctory.com Pros

• Very calm, but personal storytelling
• Nice blending of folk and country elements

As…

"With Restless Hearts he has come up with his best album to date... pure music and stories."

"He taps into the human condition with these songs and in the end, that is really what sets this album apart."

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JOHN…

“These may be songs of restless hearts, but they beat with the blood of a master craftsman.” — Mike Davies

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After diving into autobiographical waters on previous album, Tuebrook, Liverpool-born Jenkins has taken a more storytelling approach this time…

“John Jenkins returns to the emotional front and picks up the mantle of faithfulness to the dedication of storytelling within song and does so with aplomb in Restless Hearts.” — Ian D. Hall, Liverpool Sound and Vision

‘The sense of remarkable cool that comes across in John Jenkins and The James Street Band new single, Tell Me Joe, is not to be underestimated. Tell Me Joe is fun, it has the endearing positive sound to which…

https://www.fatea-records.co.uk/magazine/reviews/JohnJenkins6/

Artist: John Jenkins
Album: Weary
Label: Self Released

Liverpool has produced many fine musicians over the years and John Jenkins can rightly claim his place amongst those. A talented singer songwriter who delivers music which is a fusion of…

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“Absolutely breathtaking, and one of the best tracks I've heard all year”

“Collecting these tracks all together on one EP, marks "Weary", out as a must have and comes highly recommended.”

Next up we have the new six-track EP…

"It's a stellar addition to his remarkable songbook and a true testament to his exceptional talent as a singer-songwriter."

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"Weary" is a standout track from John Jenkins' latest…

“Give it a listen, and then download it. You'll come back to it on a late evening with a drink in your hand when you need to soothe your soul”

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There is always a lot of talk about genres…

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Following on from his critically acclaimed album, Tuebrook, Liverpool based singer/ songwriter John Jenkins releases a new EP which collects a number of songs which did not quite…

https://spillmagazine.com/spill-album-review-john-jenkins-weary/

John Jenkins has been making music for quite a while now, either as a solo artist or with his band. Weary is his brilliant new EP, and the only problem with it is that like a good meal you…

https://rockingmagpie.wordpress.com/2024/09/13/john-jenkins-weary/

Raw, Honest and Deeply Personal Songs That Channel Hawley, Walker S and McCartney.

I genuinely wish he wasn’t, but singer-songwriter John Jenkins flies under the radar while his songs and the way he sings them deserves a much wider…

https://www.buzzslayers.com/post/john-jenkins-ramps-up-for-his-new-ep

An upcoming album release from John Jenkins delivers a wild and honest approach in the form of a classic rock and Americana-backed soundscape and it all comes through with a lush and robust character that you end up really…

https://desperatelylostcity.com/2024/08/28/john-jenkins-weary/

‘Weary’, the title track of John Jenkins’ new EP, aptly reflects how I’ve felt today. Which is why the Liverpool singer-songwriter was most welcome into my home. In the space of that one song, I had gone from feeling…

A grand single, the listener would expect nothing less from such an artist.

https://www.liverpoolsoundandvision.co.uk/2024/07/12/john-jenkins-dressing-up-the-truth-single-review/

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

We have an obligation to the past that in some ways could…

It's lovely when one of your societies mentions you in their weekly news email. I got a mention in last Weeks AMAUK news about my latest release 'Do You Ever Think About Me'.