I am very pleased to announce a July 7th release date for ‘Tuebrook’, the follow-up to the Fretsore Records album ‘If You Can’t Forgive You Can’t Love’ from acclaimed Liverpool artist John Jenkins. Joining John on the recording is regular multi-instrumentalist and producer Jon Lawton and touring and live show partner Pippa Murdie (mandolin/guitar and vocals). Recorded at Crosstown Studios in Liverpool. 

John’s songs unfold cinematically and capture moments of human vulnerability, and his warm, inviting vocals tell delicate stories of the intimacy of our daily lives. More stripped back than previous releases, the power of ‘Tuebrook’ comes from John’s blend of fiction and memoir—some songs are personal and intimate with details drawn from John’s own life, others are the stuff of novels and cinema.

10 John Jenkins - Lost In The Storm (A Sadness Far Too Heavy )(Wav)

09 John Jenkins - William (Wav)

08 John Jenkins - She Feels Nothing (Wav)

07 John Jenkins - A Child's Sense Of Wonder (Wav)

06 John Jenkins - 43 And Counting (Wav)

05 John Jenkins - Passing Time (Wav)

04 John Jenkins - Idaho (Wav)

03 John Jenkins - Maybe I Just Came Along For The Ride (Wav)

02 John Jenkins - Christopher Roberts (Wav)

01 John Jenkins - Shadows (Wav)

“One of UK’s Best and most original songwriters” (Maximum Volume Magazine)
Hailing from the centre of musical greatness, Liverpool, John Jenkins has steadily been wowing listeners and critics over with each new music release and performance. 


Critical praise and loyal fan base have slowly been building in recent years. He is a renowned singer/songwriter on the UK folk, country, and Americana scene. A master of melody, understated lyrics, and deft chord changes, Jenkins’ songs have been hailed wherever music is written about.

Jenkins has developed an engaged audience of fans and has established himself as a live touring act, both solo and collaboratively and has supported Chris Difford (Squeeze), Jarrod Dickenson, Robert Vincent (AMAUK Artist of the Year), Dean Owens and Steve Tilson in recent years. 

He performs solo, or with his band ‘John Jenkins and the James Street Band’ or as he did on his last two UK tours with Oxford’s ‘Pippa Murdie’ (Storm the Palace). 

Jenkins’s latest body of work, the 2024 EP ‘Weary’ released in September 2024 continues the universal critical acclaim he has received on his recent albums. 

“One to watch” - NSAI – Nashville Songwriters Association International

Americana UK 2021 “Emerging Artist” Runner Up

GSMC 2021 Music Award “Newcomer” Finalist

Praise for the “Weary’ EP 

Americana UK
“Absolutely breathtaking, and one of the best tracks I've heard all year”
“Collecting these tracks all together on one EP, marks "Weary", out as a must have and comes highly recommended.”

Buzz Slayers 

“This is not only a true show of great musicianship but of character and it's something you don't want to miss.
… make you think of artists like Neil Young for example.”
 

Desperately Lost City 
“In the space of one song, I had gone from feeling down and drained to suitably uplifted”

Rocking Magpie
“I’ve paid a lot of money of the years buying albums and singles by household names that don’t even come close to creating raw, honest and deeply personal songs like these six; all of which will squeeze your heartstrings until you can’t take any more … but then press ‘repeat.’”

Spill Magazine Toronto
“Jenkins continues to come up with wonderful songs and has clearly carved out his musical niche. He is a talented artist, and this EP goes a long way in demonstrating his talent”
4 STARS

Louder Than War
“The Weary EP is yet another collection of outstanding songs which adds further to the diversity of John Jenkins impressive songbook”

NM Chester
“It's a stellar addition to his remarkable songbook and a true testament to his exceptional talent as a singer-songwriter”



Praise for the “Tuebrook” Album

Maximum Volume 

“This is the work of one of the UK’s best and most original songwriters”.

Americana UK

“This masterful collection highlights why Jenkins is fast becoming one of Liverpool’s most respected singer-songwriters”.

Rocking Magpie

“Nothing could prepare me what was about to unfold …This Album let me speechless”.

Spill Magazine Toronto Canada

“One incredible Album ... Tuebrook stands out in the same way Nebraska stood out for Bruce Springsteen”.


R'N'R Magazine Issue 102 Nov/Dec 2023 
“There is a beguiling honesty in the artifice that has gone into constructing the songs. The writing and arrangements variously show a debt to artists as diverse as ‘Simon & Garfunkel’ and ‘Ralph McTell’”.



Liverpool Acoustic

“This is a fantastic album and solidifies Jenkins as a truly formidable songwriting talent”.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *
‘Tuebrook” is a piece of art that moves the listener, cajoles it, defends the right of the listener to feel the crush of overwhelming humanity, and then lifts with hope…this is an album for the age, and to hear it is to love it.”

Stereo Stickman 30th June 2023
A uniquely evocative collection of songs. ‘Tuebrook’ makes for a timeless and consistently heartfelt listen, and effectively extends further still the ever-genuine repertoire of John Jenkins.

Fatea Magazine July 2023
“At times warmly nostalgic but without rose-tinted glasses, at others movingly sad, it’s an album for those of a certain age who have come to look back on their own younger days and those with whom they shared them, and as such, it’s a little gem”

At The Barrier Magazine Aug 2023 
“Some of the warmest and most intimate, wistful, confessional reveries that you’re likely to hear this side of Christmas”.

Desperately Lost City Aug 2023 
“Evocative of Paul Heaton & Jaqui Abbott’s folk pop, but without the heavy production … Add in a wistful voice full of reflection and they become as inviting as those of Suzanne Vega”

Louder Than War Magazine Aug 2023 
“Tuebrook is an album which will definitely stand the test of time and may well prove to be a defining moment in the life of John Jenkins as well as his musical career”.

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