AJJ frontman Sean Bonnette selects nine albums that have shaped and accompanied him, in partnership with mental-health charity CALM. The feature links his choices to AJJ’s emotionally direct anti-folk-punk and promotes the band’s new album, *Dirty Old Power*, alongside their forthcoming UK and European tour.

From the albums discussed, Bonnette highlights The Cure’s *Bloodflowers* (2000), which he finds calming and immersive, and Belle and Sebastian’s *The Boy with the Arab Strap*, praising the band’s early work and wider influence. He limited his selection largely to CDs in his personal collection and encouraged readers who can afford it to support CALM, noting that £8 can fund one potentially life-saving call.