JR Moores
Freelance music journalist
I write about music and culture. Resident psych-rock columnist at The Quietus.
PROJECTS
thequietus.com
Columnfortably Numb: Your Psych Roundup For August
JR Moores' summer psych-rock recommendations. Plus, your questions answered! (sort of).
The Guardian
When good TV goes bad: how Ricky Gervais’s Extras went off-script
In the second series of the meta comedy, its lead and creators found fame, making it a sanctimonious sitcom rife with celebrity schmoozing
Record Collector
TAD: "We Destroyed Every Night"
They didn't enjoy the mainstream success of their Seattle peers Nirvana, Soundgarden and Pearl Jam, but grungefathers TAD were as committed as anyone both on record and onstage. JR Moores hears their incident-packed story from Tad Doyle.
thequietus.com
Columnfortably Numb: Your Psych Roundup For June
JR Moores rifles through the latest psychedelic releases, from those that are freestyle to those in the style of Free
Gigwise
Rip up the metal rulebooks: Zeal & Ardor Interviewed
Manuel Gagneux has survived internet death threats, a short-lived nu-metal phase, and growing up in a household dominated by salsa
The Guardian
An undercooked Alan Partridge: exploring Rob Brydon’s talkshow fail
While Marion & Geoff had pathos and poetry, The Keith Barret Show jumped the shark with its very existence
daily.bandcamp.com
Lifetime Achievement: Gnod’s Massive Discography Defies Definition
You never know what you're going to get with Gnod.
thequietus.com
"My Dad Wrote That Better": Andrew Falkous' Baker's Dozen
The man behind Mclusky, Future Of The Left and Christian Fitness speaks to JR Moores about the 13 records that inspire him (with only the occasional Lammo and ciabatta-themed digression)
Record Collector
Appetite For Self-Destruction: The Wildhearts
The Wildhearts' music was fierce and intense, their story marked by creative and personal turmoil. And yet they continue to record and tour. Mainman Ginger talks frankly to JR Moores about the band's melodic metal mayhem, their capacity for excess and survival despite it all.
daily.bandcamp.com
Doom Trip Records: Curating the Eclectic Underground One Tape at a Time
“I love the fact that you could literally chuck a cassette tape against the wall and it would play fine afterwards,” says Zac Emerson of Doom Trip Records...
thequietus.com
Columnfortably Numb: Your Psych Reviews For April JR Moores
This month, JR Moores selects the psych and noise-rock releases deemed most suitable to ward off the MP for North East Somerset
The Guardian
When good TV goes bad: the time MTV Unplugged went nu-metal
Whether a proving ground for nascent acts or an opportunity for the old guard to win new fans, the acoustic staple was unmissable. Until Korn showed up.
daily.bandcamp.com
20 Years of Southern Lord’s Dark and Heavy Art
The undisputed home of boundary-pushing heaviness
thequietus.com
Welcome To Omegaville: Paul Allen of Anthroprophh Interviewed
Via the introduction of housing acts and accusations of sub-Hendrix wanks, Paul Allen anthroprophhesises our impending dystopia
thequietus.com
Columnfortably Numb: Your Psych Reviews For February
The album format will never die, says JR Moores, not where psych rock is concerned. With Deep Hum, Bardo Pond, Death Pedals and more