Reviewed by Jonathan Bellamy

From the moment this disc hit the deck and the first guitar hook grabbed my attention I was Out Of The Grey and into my groove. One listen through and I was tempted by a selection of the most delightful ballads ("Everywhere That You Go", "Leave The Light On"); I was lured by some of the best ear-catching, body-moving guitar turns, drum rhythms and vocal variations ("Bigger Than Life", "Steady Me"); and I was truly hooked by the mesmeric tonsils of the exceptional Mrs Christine Dente - a voice that drifts effortlessly from a pure clarity to a husky whisper to a haunting echo and back again in a matter of bars. As usual, Charlie Peacock's production is highly polished, providing an album full of stunningly original tracks which this unimportant reviewer would presumptuously suggest reminds him of Edie Brickel and Texas. "Is there more?" you may ask, and emphatically I must say "Yes!". The music might appeal to all your bodily senses but go beyond that and take a listen to the lyrics. Without the need to repetitively repeat the J word they are superbly woven and undeniably bursting about life the J way. They spoke to this man's heart!

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