Truancy Volume 357: Jonnnah

Currently based in Lyon, Jonnnah has become one of the most quietly essential voices in contemporary ambient and experimental electronics. His work sits at the intersection of emotional excavation and sonic world-building, crafting lush, often extremely subtle but detailed productions built around introspective vocal fragments, deep-set atmospheres, and a narrative sense of pacing that feels deeply, intuitively observant.

Before arriving at this current chapter, Jonnnah debuted with an album on Worst followed by Leaving Hell, Enter Paradise on Soleil Rouge, two early touchpoints that helped shape the emotional palette and experimental contours of his sound. In 2024, he stepped into full autonomy with The Next Kingdom on his own imprint, Second End Records, a breakthrough release that placed him firmly on our radar and became one of our favourites of the year. Now, less than twelve months later, he follows it with What They Left, a new full-length framed as an inward document of transformation. The result is a beautifully introspective collection of tracks that embrace clarity and resolution, spacious in its production with deep layers of dub and influences of subdued trip hop gently