John The Conqueror John The Conqueror 3/9/18 and everything has to be

and everything has to be sincere

the endlessly clever and prolific John Darnielle and whatever musicians he surrounds himself with

It's only infrequently that individual songs manage to stand out from the surrounding fluid

9 Like Nothing Ever Happened

Praised by NPR for "striking vocals [that] rival the vibrato and boldness of Siouxsie Sioux

John The Conqueror John The Conqueror 3/9/18 and everything has to beJohn The Conqueror's self titled debut album is an amalgamation of the many sounds and styles (old and new) mined from both the North and the South. Cousins Pierre Moore (vocals & guitar) and Michael Gardner (drums) are natives of Jackson, MS, while bassist Ryan Lynn hails from Philly where the trio now calls home. Together they mix a bedrock of raw deep blues with funk, soul, punk and scuzzed up rock n roll into one helluva potent musical Molotov