John J Presley

John J Presley Brighton

John J Presley plays Brighton at The Prince Albert on 31st January 2024! Get tickets with only a £1 booking fee above or from Seetickets.

“…a ferocious, belly-deep sound, but somehow tender with it.” – The Guardian
“Such a unique sound.” Cerys Matthews, BBC Radio 2

Brighton based multi-instrumentalist John J Presley returns in 2023 after a 3-year hiatus with a news of a new album Chaos & Calypso – coming through God Unknown Records on October 20th 2023.

The first cut to arrive from the long player is Sinnerman – a brooding, hypnotic track featuring a vocal collaboration from Blood Red Shoes singer and guitarist Laura-Mary Carter. It’s a slight shift in sound for Presley – with use of drum machines, synths and pedal steel too but still as ever possesses his trademark guitar tone which every guitar player watches open mouthed. Early support from 6 Music, Radio X, Bad Seed Jim Sclavunos and more confirm that Presley is back for the next chapter. The new album features more collaboration too – with The Invisible’s Tom Herbert on bass and Terry Edwards on horns (PJ Harvey).

After touring for most of the spring with Radiohead’s Philip Selway and Gaz Coombes – at the artists’ invitations, Presley is firming up the summer season with many more live dates to come. John J Presley writes music that can paint a thousand pictures. Soaring soundscapes, to instant future garage rock classics to meditative studies, his palette is huge. You can hear the inspiration: Coltrane, Mingus and Waits; The Kills to The Dirty Three. Presley’s playing sees him in demand too and has recently joined the line ups for Duke Garwood, Smoke Fairies, Nadine Shah, Laura-Mary Carter and Juanita Stein. https://johnjpresley.bandcamp.com/album/chao-calypso

Plus support.

Upcoming Love Thy Neighbour shows:
15092023 – Lorelle Meets The Obsolete. Green Door Store
15092023 – Samuel Organ. The Rosehill
19092023 – Trigger Discipline. The Prince Albert
21092023 – Nanocluster: Cubzoa & Immersion. The Rosehill
05102023 – Andy Irvine. Lewes Con Club
13102023 – Yowl. Green Door Store
13102023 – KEN Mode. The Hope & Ruin
14102023 – Honeyblood. The West Hill Hall
16102023 – ALASKALASKA. The Hope & Ruin
19102023 – Birds In A Row. Soup, Manchester
20102023 – Comfort. Green Door Store
21102023 – Birds In A Row. The Exchange, Bristol
21102023 – Cherym. The Prince Albert
22102023 – Birds In A Row. The Hope & Ruin, Brighton
23102023 – The Tubs. The Hope & Ruin
27102023 – FEWS. The Hope & Ruin
20102023 – An Evening With Kristin Hersh. Komedia
31102023 – Hilary Woods. The Rosehill
01112023 – An Evening with Tom Robinson. Lewes Con Club
02112023 – Personal Trainer. Lewes Con Club
08112023 – Silver Moth. Lewes Con Club
10112023 – Maruja. Green Door Store
11112023 – Soft Machine. Lewes Con Club
11112023 – Dark Horses. Green Door Store
11112023 – David Tattersall Group. West Hill Hall
15112023 – Autobahn. The Green Door Store
24112023 – bdrmm. Patterns
28112023 – Ozric Tentacles + Gong. Chalk
28112023 – The Rural Alberta Advantage. The Prince Albert
30112023 – Flat Party. The Prince Albert
01122023 – Mickey Callisto. The Folklore Rooms
02122023 – Don Letts. Lewes Con Club
09122023 – John Otway. Lewes Con Club
12122024 – CIVIC. The Hope & Ruin
13122023 – Modern Nature. Lewes Con Club
30012024 – John Francis Flynn. Concorde 2
31012024 – John J Presley. The Prince Albert
18022024 – Michael Cera Palin. The Hope & Ruin
20022024 – Pip Blom. Chalk
23022024 – JOHN. Concorde 2
27022024 – Jordan Mackampa. Chalk
06032024 – Beans on Toast. Chalk
08032024 – Lime Garden. Chalk
21042024 – Martin Turner ex Wishbone Ash. Lewes Con Club