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Apr 7, 2011Blake and Childs have no need to prove why they're considered some of the U.K.'s best songwriters and musicians, but Jonny does just that.
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MojoApr 4, 2011Jonny's debut is splendid, user-friendly stuff. [Mar 2011, p.97]
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UncutFeb 23, 2011It sounds more like a busk than a serious recording session, and that briskness is its strength. [Feb 2011, p.83]
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Feb 15, 2011Childs and Blake have created a record of outstanding songcraft, which salutes rock's past with a carefree spirit and its head in the clouds. Go Jonny, go, go go.
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Feb 15, 2011Potential affection for this self-titled debut is likely to depend on how one takes this and similarly twee sentiments.
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Feb 15, 2011With Blake re-accessing his quirkier side after years of solid songcraft, and Childs guided away from his more loopy excesses. A hatful of memorable tunes, too.
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Dec 7, 2011Jonny's 2011 self-titled debut is a collection of bright, literate, and catchy '60s-influenced pop.
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Under The RadarMay 27, 2011Who knows if Jonny will be a one-off project or a long-term collaboration, but there's a little something here for everyone. [May 2011, p..85]
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May 4, 2011Overall, Jonny finds that fine like between whimsy and substance, and walks it pretty well. Neil Jung, wherever he is, would probably approve.
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Apr 21, 2011Although they've played and recorded together in the past, here they sound as though they're still finding out how to best combine their quirks.
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Q MagazineMar 1, 2011They have expanded their joint sabbatical into an album that ram-raids its way through baroque pop, garage rock and Byrdsian harmonies. [Feb 2011, p.118]
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Feb 15, 2011Bubblegum is the key word: the sweet streak that runs through these songs, predominantly written by Childs, is a mile wide.
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Feb 15, 2011Nothing here transcends either songwriter's back catalogue, but Jonny is a welcome blast of warmth that shows the fires still burn bright.
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Feb 15, 2011If gentle psych-pop is very, very much your thing, you may fare better with Jonny, but otherwise the overriding impression the album will leave you with is that it would have made a really strong EP with some judicious pruning.
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Feb 15, 2011Speculation aside, the music that Childs and Blake have produced here is gentle, unassuming and good humoured. It won't change the world, but it will warm the hearts of those fortunate enough to hear it.