Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong’s self-titled debut was completed last year, and was due for release this past Monday (August 4th). However the band and management have already decided that it was recorded far too early in their career so it was pulled at the last moment. A new LP is scheduled for release in early 2009 with approval of the bands label, Vertigo.

Now I know writing this review may seem a bit redundant, seeing as Joe Lean and co. already decided to ditch their album, but I thought it only fair to share with you what “no longer represents them as a band.” A larger-than-life character, Joe Lean is the stage name for the Brixton council estate-raised actor turned pop star Joe Beamont, who also goes by the name Joe Van Moyland as the Peep Show fans among you may already know. Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong are another band that have been hyped from the word go, and therefore have great expectations to live up to. Continue Reading