01. Locomotive 06:09
02. Triumph 04:55
03. Reich 05:21
04. Sweet Suicide 04:56
05. Dead 05:25
06. Lost Reprise 07:35
07. Paranoid Palace 07:07
08. Drift 22 02:56
09. Monkey On My Back 06:07
10. Whore Is Death 03:44
11. My Lunacy 05:44
12. Luxury 05:41
13. Cancer 05:32
14. Telegraph 05:35
15. Underground 04:30
16. Kali Yuga 08:56

Tiziano Veronese - Drums, percussions, bass, synthesizer, organs, guitars, cello and lead vocals 
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*Drift 22 - drums and lyrics by Simone Russo
*Lost Reprise - Vocals by Francesca Pizzo
*Reich - vocals by Laurie Battie 

If you decide to name your band Sonic Jesus then you're going to need to back it up with something special.

Thankfully, this Italian psych collective have the skills to back up their moniker. Lauded by The Black Angels, the band have shared stages with Damo Suzuki and collaborated with iconic Icelandic artist Jón Sæmundur aka Nonni Dead of Dead Skeletons.

A well kept secret in the psychedelic underworld, Sonic Jesus are set to release new album 'Neither Virtue Nor Anger' on April 16th via Fuzz Club Records.

Reminiscent of The Brian Jonestown Massacre's drawn out lysergic jams or Spacemen 3's more evil, twisted side, 'Neither Virtue Nor Anger' is a hypnotic work.

Guitar effects rise and swirl, with Sonic Jesus shifting from sparse post-punk to wyrd folk in the stomp of a pedal. Featuring the artwork of the artwork of prominent Italian artist Mirco Marcacci, it's a quite singular release. --- Robin Murray, clashmusic.com

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1 	I'm In Grace 	4:34
2 	I Hope 	4:02
3 	Modern Model 	4:39
4 	September 9th 	4:21
5 	No Way 	4:40
6 	Space Heels 	5:22
7 	Outdoor 	3:29
8 	Funeral Party 	3:43
9 	Stars 	4:12
10 	Fading Lights 	4:54

Drums, Bass, Guitar, Synthesizer, Vocals – Tiziano Veronese
Guitar, Lap Steel Guitar – Marco Barzetti 

What’s in a name? That’s probably not a question which Italian multi-instrumentalist Tiziano Veronese asked himself before deciding to perform under a moniker which does pretty much suggest that he’s the metaphysical offspring of Brian Eno, Kevin Shields and Delia Derbyshire.

Needless to say, that’s not a description which Veronese finds very easy to live up to, but on the other hand there is something beautiful and charming amidst the dark noise which he creates. Everything on ‘Grace’ comes served with a low, growling, bassline and pounding drums, over which Veronese’s distorted vocals make him sound like a soap opera character having a nervous breakdown. And yet one of the most interesting things about this record is that no two songs truly sound the same.

Opener ‘I’m In Grace’ is so heavy and spiritual that it could be a newly ordained priest happily swimming in treacle, whilst ‘Modern Model’ is disconcertingly light on its feet before gradually getting deeper and darker, as Veronese mutters about healing sorrows. Similarly, ‘Outdoors’ is defiantly uptempo, with a nice piano melody buried in there, but best of all is ‘Space Heels’, which could be a forgotten Joy Division classic; it’s the one song where you can say that all of the parts of Veronese’s ambition finally mesh together.

There’s one fly in the ointment, though. The lyrics to Sonic Jesus’ music are apparently not written by Veronese himself, but by touring guitarist Marco Barzetti – and it is as if Veronese either doesn’t have enough confidence in them, or in his own command of English, to sing them. Too often you can catch the first part of a line but not the conclusion, and it’s bloody frustrating. Nowhere is this more apparent than on ‘Funeral Party’, a fast-paced, Editors-esque, number which would be superb if Veronese didn’t keep repeating "inside we’re always…" and then mumbling to himself. Inside you’re always what, mate? Happy? Depressed? Squishier than on the outside? JUST TELL US!

If we were judging this album purely on the music alone it would definitely merit a higher mark, but we’ve knocked at least one off for just being too obscure and annoying. ---Richard O’Hagan, littleindieblogs.blogspot.com

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