JOHN BROWN’S BODY BEGINS FINAL MIXING OF PRESSURE POINTS AT PYRAMID STUDIO

December 15, 2004, New York City

In September, Easy Star announced the signing of John Brown’s Body to the label. Three months later, as 2004 begins to come to a close, we’re happy to bring an update.

JBB has tracked the entire album, PRESSURE POINTS, over the last three months. The work was done primarily at Pyramid Studio in Ithaca, New York, where the band recorded THIS DAY. Once again, Alex Perialis (Genuwine, Missy Elliot, Anthrax) has been on board as co-producer and engineer, helping to create the best sounding JBB album yet. The production has featured a few guest appearances by past John Brown’s Body family members, such as Lee Hamilton and Josh Driscoll, plus a vocal cameo by the legendary Meditations, one of Jamaica’s best loved vocal groups.

The album features many songs that have been an integral part of the band’s set list for the past few years, as well as some entirely new tunes.
The track list is (not in it’s final sequence):

Bread
Follow Into Shadow
Heart & Soul
Full Control
Blazing Love
New Blood
Not Enough
Resonate
Pressure Points
Make It Easy
What We Gonna Do?
Pickin’ Up

Easy Star principals Eric Smith and Lem Oppenheimer have been working closely with the band throughout the production. The pair has been involved in helping JBB to shape its raw material into a timeless album. “It’s been a great experience for us,” Oppenheimer says. “The JBB crew has been open to our suggestions while still bringing their own incredible ideas and dedication to the table. I really expect great things for this album when all is said and done.”

Look for the release in mid-April, but if you can’t wait for the album to drop, the band will be playing some select shows between now and the release tour.

Tue, Dec. 28 2004
SOB's
NEW YORK CITY
204 Varick St. @ West Houston
212-243-4940
A special Holiday show, Special guests: Westbound Train and Globe Sonic Sound

Wed, Dec. 29 2004
LUPO'S
79 Washington St.
Providence, R.I.
401-331-5876
JBB supports The Slip. 9pm showtime.

Fri, Dec. 31 2004
PEARL STREET BALLROOM
10 Pearl Street
Northampton, MA, MA
413-584-7810
NEW YEARS EVE IN THE BERKSHIRES WITH JBB!!! This is an ALL AGES SHOW Please reserve tickets ahead of time to guarantee admission.

Fri, Jan. 28 2005
WATER STREET MUSIC HALL
204 N. Water Street
Rochester, NY
716-325-5600
special guest: The Virginia Coalition

Sat, Jan. 29 2005
MAGIC CITY MUSIC HALL
365 Harry L Drive
Binghampton, NY
607-729-2323
special guests: The Virginia Coalition