I write about music and culture. Resident psych-rock columnist at The Quietus and Record Collector. Author of Electric Wizards: A Tapestry of Heavy Music, 1968 to the Present and Off The Ground: Paul McCartney In The 1990s.
Columnfortably Numb: The Best Psych Rock of 2025
JR Moores finds some comfort in his favourite psych and avant-rock albums of the year
Review: Various Artists - Metal Machine Music: Power to Consume, Vol. 1
Several salutes to Lou Reed’s most returned release, featuring Thurston Moore, Pharmakon, Drew MacDowall and others
Columnfortably Numb: Psych Rock For October By JR Moores
Before he gets to grip with the latest psych and noise rock releases, JR Moores has a brilliantly bleak brainwave
Review: Richard Ashcroft - Lovin' You
The Verve singer returns, but he's treading water and long out of ideas, finds JR Moores
Review: Babymetal - Metal Forth
They may not have saved the world, but the new Babymetal record is an absolute hoot, finds JR Moores
Album of the Day: múm, “History of Silence”
The first album in over a decade from the Icelandic collective.
Review: Ganser - Animal Hospital
Produced by Angus from Liars, the latest from the slimmed down Chicago trio has its share of curveballs, still plenty rockin’
Review: Wolf Alice - The Clearing
The award scoopers’ fourth album fails to live up to its bombastic lead single, says JR Moores
Columnfortably Numb: Psych Rock for August
JR Moores addresses the painful rise of AI psych rock before getting his lugholes around some manmade releases
Vinylogue: Jenn D’Eugenio
Jenn D’Eugenio is a devoted follower of the church of Black Sabbath. Dive into her obsession ahead of the band’s final show.
Review: Places We Have Never Been by Primitive Percussion Youth Orchestra
The kids are all right, says JR Moores.
Album of The Day: The Worm, “Pantilde”
Like several species of birds and those wild, wild horses, the humble worm has inspired plenty of fascinating music over the years...
Review - Stephen O’Malley: But Remember What You Have Had
The SUNN O))) member’s minimalism leaves JR Moores wanting more.
Columnfortably Numb: Psych Rock for June by JR Moores
JR Moores dives deep into his pond of puns for our latest roundup of psych rock, noise rock and post rock records.