The Houston Chronicle reviews No Turn Jonx Red in today’s paper. They’ve also posted a podcast of an interview we did with Sara Cress this past weekend.

The fact the Jonx — which includes Lavigne, Daniel Mee on drums and Stu Smith on guitar — is able to do this without a hint of pretension is admirable. The band doesn’t rely on arty vagueness, nor boring noodling; this is solid rock with brevity and punch. Even discordant moments are engaging in these hands.

The band has grown tremendously since its early EPs. The songs on No Turn Jonx Red are cohesive, and the lyrics are purposeful. The tighter playing is showcased especially well on The Scent of Earth, the 12-minute instrumental that ends the album. Add the band’s powerful, spare live show, and the whole package points to one of Houston’s most-inventive hard-rock bands.

This is a complicated collection to be sure, but there’s nothing so difficult about the Jonx’s music that should keep the band playing to just the smart kids on the Houston music scene. It’s time for everyone else to take notice.

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