JAMIE LENMAN

Hardcore Punk / Non-Metal • United Kingdom
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Jamie Lenman is an English post-hardcore punk / alternative rock artist from Greenwich near London.

Jamie was was the lead singer, guitarist and main songwriter for British alternative rock / post-hardcore trio Reuben, from 2001 to 2008. In 2013, Lenman began releasing and performing as a solo artist.

Jamie's first opus was a double CD album, Muscle Memory, which also drew on metalcore and mathcore along with contemporary folk music.



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JAMIE LENMAN Muscle Memory album cover 3.55 | 2 ratings
Muscle Memory
Hardcore Punk 2013
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Devolver
Hardcore Punk 2017
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Shuffle
Non-Metal 2019
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Shuffle - Listening Party
Non-Metal 2019
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King Of Clubs
Hardcore Punk 2020

JAMIE LENMAN EPs & splits

JAMIE LENMAN Xtra Mile Single Sessions 8 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Xtra Mile Single Sessions 8
Hardcore Punk 2013
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Evolver
Hardcore Punk 2017

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Live At St Pancras
Non-Metal 2018

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Fizzy Blood / Pretty Please
Hardcore Punk 2013
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It's Hard To Be A Gentleman / All the Things You Hate About Me, I Hate Them Too
Hardcore Punk 2014
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Mississippi
Non-Metal 2017
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Waterloo Teeth
Hardcore Punk 2017
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Hell In A Fast Car
Hardcore Punk 2017
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Hardbeat
Hardcore Punk 2017
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Body Popping (Automatic Edit)
Hardcore Punk 2018
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Long Gone / Irrelevant
Hardcore Punk 2018
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A Handsome Stranger Called Death (Danger Dub) / Killer (Murder Mix)
Non-Metal 2019
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ummer Of Discontent (The Future Is Dead)
Hardcore Punk 2020
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The Road To Right
Hardcore Punk 2020
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I Don't Wanna Be Your Friend
Hardcore Punk 2020

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JAMIE LENMAN Muscle Memory

Album · 2013 · Hardcore Punk
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Released in late 2013, “Muscle Memory” is the debut double album by Jamie Lenman – former frontman of the cult UK post-hardcore band Reuben who have been on an “indefinite hiatus” since the summer of 2008. Anyone who knows the music of Reuben will be aware of Lenman’s incredible ability to juxtapose brutal heaviness against beautiful melodies throughout individual tracks and in the context of a full album.

After the personally disappointing break up of Reuben, Jamie Lenman finally returned to assault the senses once again. The first disc of this double album takes his previous heaviness to new heights while the second disc completely abandons heavy music in favour of more experimental indie/folk tones with touches of jazz and swing inspired music.

The music on the first disc is still deeply rooted in post-hardcore but also showcases elements of mathcore with complex time signature changes as well as traces of thrash, groove and sludge. The influence of sludge metal is obvious on the track “Gary, Indiana” and even more so on the closing track of the first disc “Muscle” which could easily qualify for a place on an Eyehategod album. Some tracks such as the blistering “One of My Eyes is a Clock” and “All the Things You Hate About Me, I Hate Them Too” come close to rivalling Meshuggah levels of brutality if not technicality. Overall, this is a great recording where dissonance and harmony are brought together in an undeniable projection of outstanding musical talent and song writing skill. Lenman’s ferocious vocal delivery is stronger than ever and I’m glad he has lost none of his ability to evoke intense emotion and genuinely make you feel his anger and pain deep inside.

As outlined above, the second disc contains music which obviously does belong on MMA but is nonetheless an enjoyable and humorous foray into indie/folk with the odd jazzy walking double bass line thrown in for good measure. It more accurately reflects the Bugsy Malone esque album cover and is orders of magnitude lighter and more accessible than anything Reuben ever recorded.

I would urge everyone to give the first disc of this a bash as it is an unknown and underrated gem. If the first disc was released as a standalone album, I would have to give it full marks but due to the inclusion of the second disc and the fact I am rating this as a metal release, I have to knock off a star and a half.

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