JONNY JUKEBOX

Over the past couple years, a solid club hip hop scene has been building up in Austin, with LNS Crew luminaries Corey Kendrix and Ana Love carving out an ominous aesthetic on their excellent EP Worth Something that appears to have influenced newcomers like Jonny Jukebox. Jukebox’s new album Adonis XIV shows how the darker club hip hop of Austin can be brought even further into the mainstream, particularly on standout tracks like “Summin’,” which features a great Puffinlye feature and a Michael Jackson musical nod. “Summin'” is a slinky tribute to locking eyes on the dancefloor, with Jukebox’s velvety smooth vocal working as an excellent contrast to the shadowy beat. The eerie synth stabs happening in the back of the mix also give the song a great edge and help it stand out from more cookie cutter club tracks. Though Jukebox could stand to get a bit more adventurous with his arrangements, “Summin'” is worth putting on repeat before any Friday night adventures. - OVRLD

“Lick” is a masterful modern ballad, filled to the brim with quotables, headnodic cadences, and transcendent jazz chords which is complementary to Jonny Jukebox’s diverse deliveries. - MIEUX MAGAZINE

Jonny Jukebox has really done it again. I love how he’s so consistent with his sound, quality, and production. Everything that he has created has been true, vulnerable, and pure. I want to acknowledge the growth of his voice projection— he is much more open and alive in his music by encouraging himself to do more adlibs & allowing his voice to be felt more than heard.


All songs on this EP were free-styled, but they were so carefully prepared and tastefully ordered that you would have believed that everything was calculated specifically word for word. That is how effortless Jonny is in his creative process.


This EP gives you the vibes of fun summer days and adventurous summer nights. It discusses spending each moment with the one you’re so in love with, acknowledging her charisma, beauty, moves, and presence.


Jonny’s personality splits into many diverse areas in these songs, from the cuddly adorable sweetheart in “Hello, Hi” to the erotic and naughty playboy in “Go Baby Go.” The production is so atmospheric and infectious allowing your mind and body to feel every word being spoken, generating different feelings of pleasure.


This was released before his official album “It’s Still Beautiful”. If the EP sounds this good, I have no idea what I am preparing myself for. Jonny never ceases to amaze me. I am so proud of him and his growth. He was so shy and timid when I was first introduced to him, and to see him blossom so much in his artistry makes me so happy. I can’t wait to play this in my car. It deserves to be heard!


Favorite tracks: “Hello, Hi”, “Go Baby Go”, “K.C.”, “Infinity”.


Stream the "IM4TU" EP right now on Spotify + Apple Music. - BCKGRND

The 11-track, video game-themed Adonis XIV made its case as one of Spring 2016’s numerous commended, everlasting projects among the likes of Beyoncé, Drake, ASAP Ferg, James Blake, and Chance the Rapper. It’s summarized as “introducing” Jonny to the world “…as he narrates the woes of a post break-up over chilling productions.” - The Renaissance