{"id":21905,"date":"2020-10-11T14:20:30","date_gmt":"2020-10-11T13:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/?p=21905"},"modified":"2020-10-24T18:18:51","modified_gmt":"2020-10-24T17:18:51","slug":"artist-of-the-month-juga-naut-twelve-bricks-album-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/artist-of-the-month-juga-naut-twelve-bricks-album-review\/","title":{"rendered":"ARTIST OF THE MONTH – JUGA-NAUT – \u2018Twelve Bricks\u2019 – Album Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][wvc_typed font_weight=”700″ speed=”100″ text=”ARTIST OF THE MONTH”][vc_column_text]Another Juga-naut album.<\/span><\/p>\n

Yes, another album.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Yes, a second in 2020. A year when some people can’t be bothered to get dressed till 4pm. And Juga is back with his second full album.<\/span><\/p>\n

Back in 2017 (which, yes, is basically four centuries ago now), Notts\u2019 own Juga-Naut and London\u2019s Micall Parknsun (also known as Parky) collabed on a 6-track EP.<\/span><\/p>\n

Well, they had such a great time – they basically got musically wed – knocked together another six – and have now given birth to their musical pandemic baby \u2018Twelve Bricks\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

And let\u2019s just say Papa Jugz knows what he\u2019s doing.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_video link=”https:\/\/youtu.be\/rSG_FOyNrmI”][vc_column_text]The album is entirely produced by Parky, and written, recorded, mixed and mastered by Jugz. Acknowledging Juga is also basically NG\u2019s Gordon Ramsay, as well as just being an all round good human, we\u2019re surprised J isn\u2019t Nottiingham\u2019s president or something yet.<\/span><\/p>\n

This record somehow manages to bounce between being super lively to tranquil in a split second, effortlessly. It manages to feel contemporary, but at the same time like something that could have come from 1978, and we love that.<\/span><\/p>\n

The album opens with Jugz\u2019s pitch for the NG National Anthem. The most Nottingham tune on the album – \u2018Blue Notes\u2019, It\u2019s bold but relaxed, and let\u2019s be honest – we bloody love a good hook about Notts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>\u2018Gametime\u2019 is a personal favourite of mine. Featured on the 2017 EP, the track has effortless production with some quirky panned vocals plus wise words from Juga throughout.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>\u2018Gaudi-Gang\u2019 features Vandal Savage, fellow Notts MC we are used to hearing alongside Jugz. Impeccably smooth, soulful and juicy, this track has a really chilled vibe and is executed perfectly.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The hook for \u2018Dodgy Dealings\u2019 is mad catchy and will literally not leave my brain and I have been finding it hard not to sing it round the house. The verses in this track are really well written and they flow so well.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2018The Juice\u2019 is another catchy tune – noticing a trend here? Maybe this is some deep subsconscious reference to the 2020 landscape focussed on \u2018catchy\u2019 viruses? No? Probs not.\u00a0 Featuring NG legend Scorzayzee as well as Tommy Nova. Dreamy and smooth. This track feels like an indulgent bar of Galaxy Caramel on a dark night. Mmm.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This album brings it all, but we would expect nothing less from Jugz.<\/span><\/p>\n

Yours in Love of New Music,
\n<\/span>Katie Lyle x<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][wvc_typed font_weight=”700″ speed=”100″ text=”ARTIST OF THE MONTH”][vc_column_text]Another Juga-naut album. Yes, another album.\u00a0 Yes, a second in 2020. A year when some people can’t be bothered to get dressed till 4pm. And Juga is back with his second full album. Back in 2017 (which, yes, is basically four centuries ago now), Notts\u2019 own Juga-Naut and London\u2019s…<\/p>\n

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