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Queen High Straight Press

MUSIC NEWS

SOUNDS FROM NOWHERE

STAR OBSERVER, AUS

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

ENTERTAINMENT SOUTH WALES

BRIGHTON AND HOVE NEWS

MYSTIC SONS

WITH GUITARS

THE BRIGHTON MAGAZINE

THE WEEKENDER

CAMBRIDGE INDEPENDENT

NME - Does Rock 'N' Roll Kill Braincells?!

METRO NEWS

WENDY TALKING WITH JAMES SCLAVUNOS ON SOHO RADIO LONDON

ON YORKSHIRE

THE TIMES ESSENTIAL LISTENING

NORTHERN SOUL

WRITE WYATT UK

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

ROCK BOTTOM MAGAZINE

QUEEN HIGH STRAIGHT ALBUM REVIEW - UK MUSIC REVIEWS 4/5

QUEEN HIGH STRAIGHT ALBUM REVIEW - DA MUSIC

OFF THE BEAT AND TRACK

QUEEN HIGH STRAIGHT ALBUM REVIEW - WE ARE CULT

ALTVENGER MAGAZINE

DARKUS MAGAZINE

MAXIMUM VOLUME MUSIC

WENDY JAMES HOSTING SOHO GARAGE ON SOHO RADIO 31/07/20

WALL OF SOUND

WENDY JAMES SOHO GARAGE SOHO RADIO 28.08.20

LE DOCUMENT

THE PORTSMOUTH NEWS

HALFWAY 2 NOWHERE

NEWSNIGHT

OX MAG

WENDY JAMES / CHRIS HAWKINS / BBC6 MUSIC

WENDY JAMES LIVE REVIEW - THE PORTSMOUTH NEWS

WENDY JAMES LIVE REVIEW - JOYZINE

WENDY JAMES LIVE REVIEW YORKSHIRE MAGAZINE

WENDY JAMES LIVE REVIEW BREAKING GLASS MAGAZINE

WENDY JAMES LIVE REVIEW - XNOIZE



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