Queen High Straight Press
WENDY JAMES / TRANSVISION VAMP RETROSPECTIVE FOR TOP OF THE POPS
LOUD MAGAZINE INTERVIEW WITH PETER HACKNEY, AUSTRALIA
‘STUDIO EMBERS’ WITH ALEX GREEN (PODCAST) SAN FRANCISCO
WENDY JAMES DRIVE TIME INTERVIEW WITH KIERAN KENNY
WENDY JAMES ON JAMES MEYNELL'S SOHO GARAGE
NME - Does Rock 'N' Roll Kill Braincells?!
WENDY TALKING WITH JAMES SCLAVUNOS ON SOHO RADIO LONDON
QUEEN HIGH STRAIGHT ALBUM REVIEW - NARC MAGAZINE ONLINE 4/5
“The standout line on Queen High Straight comes from garage/punk kicker The Impression of Normalcy; “I did alright a long time ago” sings Wendy James, relaying an almost Henry Rollins-esque inability to take credit for the cultural impact of her earlier work with Transvision Vamp and simultaneously offering an insight into an artistic desire to avoid complacency.
Complacency is a word you could never use to describe an album of 20 tracks, varied musical styles and deeply introspective narratives. An album in its truest form, Queen High Straight collects a variance of songs and builds them into a consistent theme; standing out with gentle longings (Cancel It), rebel garage guitar kicks (Perilous Beauty) and Sunday morning serene pop on the title track.
Whilst James herself admits “it’s not easy being an outlaw in times like these”, Queen High Straight suggests she still possesses outlaw stances, but where once it was pop/punk bombast it’s now melodic subtle nudges.”
QUEEN HIGH STRAIGHT ALBUM REVIEW - WALL OF SOUND
QUEEN HIGH STRAIGHT ALBUM REVIEW - ENTERTAINMENT SOUTH WALES
QUEEN HIGH STRAIGHT ALBUM REVIEW - THE WEE REVIEW 4/5
QUEEN HIGH STRAIGHT ALBUM REVIEW - LIVERPOOL SOUND AND VISION 8.5/10
QUEEN HIGH STRAIGHT ALBUM REVIEW - THE SCOTSMAN
WENDY JAMES FEATURE - THE TELEGRAPH
QUEEN HIGH STRAIGHT ALBUM REVIEW - LIVE WIRE MUSIC 4/5
QUEEN HIGH STRAIGHT ALBUM REVIEW - DAILY MAIL 4/5
QUEEN HIGH STRAIGHT ALBUM REVIEW - DEVOLUTION MAGAZINE
QUEEN HIGH STRAIGHT ALBUM REVIEW - MOJO MAGAZINE 4/5
WENDY JAMES INTERVIEW - JANICE LONG RADIO SHOW BBC WALES (Starts 1hr. 18mins in)
WENDY JAMES INTERVIEW - XS NOIZE
WENDY JAMES INTERVIEW - DARKUS MAGAZINE
QUEEN HIGH STRAIGHT ALBUM REVIEW - CLASSIC POP MAGAZINE 7/10
HOW WE MADE BABY I DON'T CARE - THE GUARDIAN
WENDY JAMES 33 1/3 MINUTES WITH RECORD COLLECTOR
WENDY JAMES SOHO GARAGE, SOHO RADIO 19/06/20
QUEEN HIGH STRAIGHT ALBUM REVIEW - UK MUSIC REVIEWS 4/5
QUEEN HIGH STRAIGHT ALBUM REVIEW - DA MUSIC
QUEEN HIGH STRAIGHT ALBUM REVIEW - WE ARE CULT
WENDY JAMES HOSTING SOHO GARAGE ON SOHO RADIO 31/07/20
WENDY JAMES SOHO GARAGE SOHO RADIO 28.08.20
WENDY JAMES / CHRIS HAWKINS / BBC6 MUSIC
WENDY JAMES LIVE REVIEW - THE PORTSMOUTH NEWS
WENDY JAMES LIVE REVIEW - JOYZINE
WENDY JAMES LIVE REVIEW YORKSHIRE MAGAZINE
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