When John Brown's Body released their fifth studio album in 2005, the band looked forward to the happy grind of touring to support the release. JBB set out on tour and continued their efforts to conquer the world with PRESSURE POINTS - shortly after braving a series of events that would significantly change the band. Enduring the death of bassist Scott Palmer, the departure of several long time members (including singer and co-founder Kevin Kinsella), and throat surgery for lead singer Elliot Martin – they battled enough challenges to end the career of many groups. Instead, JBB emerged with a brand new line-up and a fearlessness born out of this musical near-death experience. AMPLIFY picks up on the groundbreaking reggae out of the UK in the 70's and early 80's, and combines the influences of modern day music from Sigur Ros, Batch, Toumani Diabate, Sly and Robbie, Radiohead, Talib Kweli, Aswad, Funkadelic, King Tubby, Roots Manuva, Masaru Sato and Midnite to create a progressive reggae sound.