New striking strokes

2 February 2024

JUJU is the musical vehicle and band of Sicilian multi-instrumentalist/singer-songwriter and producer GIOELE VALENTI. He is also the man behind Herself, a folktronica project that involved the likes of Mercury Rev‘s frontman Jonathan Donahue, John Fallon of The Steppes and Amaury Cambuzat of Faust and Ulan Bator.

On March 15 JUJU release their new, 4th album, titled APOCALYPSE IS GOD’S SPOILER (kooky title, I love it). It will only be available on vinyl and digitally. Pre-order info HERE.

It’ll feature two exceptional guests: Chad Channing who was the first drummer of
grunge icons Nirvana and Luca Giovanardi from Italian psych combo Julie’s Haircut.

Album artwork

FIRST SINGLE: COSMIC FALL

TUTV: First things first. I’m a longtime JUJU fan (Our Mother Was A Plant still is a classic space-psych album in my book), I saw them play live a couple of times and interviewed mastermind and gentleman Gioele Valenti last March after Juju‘s gig in my hometown of Ghent. So news of new JUJU music always make my greedy ears longing to hear it.

That said, let’s talk about the LP’s first taster. Cosmic Fall is a trance-inducing
psychedelic trip vibed-up with choir chants that create a gospel-like atmosphere
and a short rap injection near the end. The ongoing Krautrock percussion dynamics
are the bongoing backbone of this magnetizing jam, while crystalline guitar sparks
float around like glimmering stars in the sky. Mind-pleasing, dream-triggering, and
mood-elevating as always. Bring on the album.

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JUJU: Facebook – Instagram – Interview with TUTV