REVIEW: JT Curtis – ‘Where Did The Music Go’

Every so often, an album arrives to be felt in the chest, in the spine, and in the part of you that still believes music can change the shape of the world. ‘Where Did The Music Go’ is exactly that kind of record as JT Curtis launches a full-scale uprising, powered by guitars, keyboards, drums, and an unshakable faith in human creativity.

Throughout this project, Curtis builds a vast, cinematic universe where machines decide what people consume and culture is flattened into obedient data. Yet instead of surrendering to the cold glow of automation, the album becomes a rallying call for rebellion. Every track pulses with urgency, as though the songs themselves are fighting to stay alive inside a system determined to silence them.

What makes this record exhilarating is how fiercely alive it sounds. The musicianship crackles with electricity as guitars roar and shimmer with expressive bite, keyboards paint entire galaxies in shifting colours, and drums thunder with a heartbeat that refuses to be simulated. This is craftsmanship at full stretch, with each arrangement unfolding with theatrical confidence and fearless scope.

JT Curtis’s vision is as bold as it is joyful. Beneath the dystopian storyline lies a celebration of connection, with players locking eyes across a room, notes bending unexpectedly, and mistakes turning into magic. The underground musicians at the heart of the narrative feel like avatars for every artist who still believes in sweat, strings, breath, and risk. The message is crystal clear; real art is messy, unpredictable, and gloriously human.

There’s a thrilling sense of momentum running through the album. Tracks surge forward with purpose, then fall into reflective valleys where melodies hover like questions in the air. The tension between control and freedom becomes musical drama, and Curtis navigates it with remarkable emotional precision.

In a world racing toward AI dependence, ‘Where Did The Music Go’ plants its flag in defiance and shouts back with melody, harmony, and sheer nerve. It’s futuristic without surrendering its soul, and intellectual without losing its heart.