J. MARINELLI

Twisted one-man-band mayhem that's part Billy Childish, part Hank Williams, part Daniel Johnston and all fun and weird.

- The Washington Post

...his voice and approach are singular. If this album is any indication, he must slay live. - Razorcake

...unsophisticated basement brilliance. - Jersey Beat

Marinelli is a true talent... a refreshing change of pace from the over-produced, processed, homogenized crap shoved down our throats on a daily basis.
- Punk Planet

…somewhere between Guided by Voices, a lost mountain troubadour and a classic 70’s punk outfit from your dreams.
- Subversive

...joyous anthems of personal resistance.
- RVA Magazine

Hearts raced and his set careened at times to breaking points where you would have no idea if he’d just kick a hole in the bass drum or what. All this by one guy sitting down behind a drum set with a guitar and going full on. This is what rock n’ roll is about!
- Buddyhead

...sounds like the funnest maddest person that you know picking you up and swinging you around the room while simultaneously explaining to you the most important secrets of existence and mysteries of life. - Little Gem

The grandson of an Italian immigrant coal miner (and proud-and-loud son of the central Appalachian Mountains), Norway-via-West Virginia punk-folk troubadour J. Marinelli has taken the do-it-yourself idea to its furthest extreme.

That is to say, he’s his own band; after cutting his teeth in ‘90s and ‘00s punk notables Samuel and Les Trois Malheures our boy abandoned the notion of a backing band, and decided to do the dirty deed his damn self.

Thus: a booted right toe booms the big bass drum while the right heel keeps time on his hi-hat. His left foot snaps a snare, while his veined and gnarled hands grapple and grip the well- worn neck of a sturdy silverflake six-string -- barehandedly smacking a cymbal between syncopated strums.

He tops this well-edited Gotterdammerung with a crackling croon of a voice that recalls the forgotten apex of every aging lo-fi junkie’s vinyl collection (for you trainspotting music nerd-types, imagine the Fall, Billy Childish, the Urinals, and Guided by Voices filtered through the dusty arcana of early 20th century American folk music).

After bringing his one-man avant-roots juggernaut to the endless sprawl of his home country, Marinelli has recently completed four tours of Europe -- charming audiences in the Czech Republic, Switzerland, France, Germany, Belgium, Ireland, Northern Ireland, the Netherlands, and Norway.

Putting the World to Rights, Marinelli's forthcoming LP, was written and recorded during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and is available via Los Angeles punk/jazz/indie juggernaut ORG Music. You can order the LP here.

BIOGRAPHY

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N E W S

Howdy! I hope y'all are maintaining during what is hoped to be the last gasp of the COVID-19 pandemic. I've kept myself busy by (a) recording the follow-up to Laughing All the Way to the Fretex, and then (b) deciding that I didn't like it, and then (c) writing a few more songs for it, and (d) then recording it again from scratch with the new songs added.

What sets this collection of songs apart from the previous records is that I decided to track all the instruments separately, and used a "proper" drum kit, as well as a bass guitar, and the prodigious use of handclaps. As a result, I've also put together a backing band to see if I might be able to recreate the record in a live setting -- so far, it's worked out quite well.

What's got me really excited is the fact that this new LP, titled Putting the World to Rights, is now available on vinyl and digital via the good folks at ORG Music -- you can order the LP here.
You can also stream it on your favorite streaming service and pick it up at your favorite independent record shop.

That's it for now -- thanks for reading and stay safe!

UPCOMING SHOWS

VIDEOS

Saturday, December 3 - UFFA - Trondheim, Norway

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BOOKING & INQUIRY

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