Press Quotes
- "JBB is an eight-piece outfit that delivers some of the most forward-thinking reggae music in the world today." - LA2DAY
- "…the most gorgeous melodies in all of modern reggae music…" - All Music Guide
- “The most authentic purveyors of Truth and Rights' music around.” -Village Voice
- “Some folks say they've seen the future of reggae and its name is John Brown's Body.”-Tallahassee Democrat
- “A seriously impressive live prospect.”-Total Music Magazine UK
- “More Massive Attack than Marley,” -New York Daily News
- “John Brown’s Body throws down reggae unlike any other act on the live circuit”-Glide
- “Instead of relying on traditional foundations to create their songs, Martin takes the band’s old world foundation and builds a complex and multi-genre crossbreed that places the band squarely on the forefront of the world music arena.” - Sentimentalist Magazine
- “Rooted in island vibrations but incorporating elements of funk, hip-hop, dubstep, dancehall and probably a slew of other influences we’re overlooking, JBB stands at the forefront of progressive reggae — a genre so cutting edge, it doesn’t actually exist yet.” -Seven Days
- “Fans recognize the real deal. Initially inspired by ’70s roots reggae, the octet has given the tag ‘future roots’ to its now-denser, still-ebullient, modernized reggae, which draws on hip-hop as well as electro-dub.” -The Improper Bostonian
- “JBB’s foundations may rest on Marley, Tosh and other Jamaican pioneers, but the band’s influences range much wider, across...the near-countless subgenres lumped under ‘electronic music’.” -Glide Music
- “Starting with bands like John Brown's Body, and then even with an act like Matisyahu, whole new (non-traditional) audiences are being opened up to the Reggae-Rock sound who never would have listened before.” - Singers & Players Global eMag
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