Having established himself as a guitar slinging matinee idol fronting Welsh riot starters Trampolene and riding shotgun in Peter Doherty’s band the Puta Madres, Jack Jones releases his debut solo album ‘Jack Jones’. For this album Jack Jones has put away his guitar and embraced a fresh and highly contemporary sound in which to couch his hard-hitting state of the nation poems of existential fear and loathing.
His lyrics tackle many of today’s burning issues: mental health, drug addiction, mortality, and the tortuous demands of technology. There’s also joy and hope in there. With some of his catchiest tunes so far, it’s a record that’ll both open up this natural-born star to untapped audiences, and reveal hidden depths to those already ‘on the team’.
Much like the first Specials album at the turn of the 1980s, you can imagine ‘Jack Jones’ being useful to youngsters in 2024 trying to navigate the problems of today – swap birth control and street violence for mindless hedonism and mental-health struggles, and you have an equally bold and connective roadmap to the pitfalls of contemporary young-adult living.
Jack Jones has enjoyed Top 10 success with TRAMPOLENE on the Independent Album Charts with three Top 10 Albums, hit the road as special guest to Liam Gallagher at the personal request of the iconic frontman, supported The Libertines on an Arena Tour as ‘Tour Poet’ and had the honour of being the first act to headline Swansea Arena.
Headline tour dates are: November 2nd Glasgow The Poetry Club SWG3 3rd Liverpool Jacaranda 6th North Shields Three Tanners Bank 7th Manchester YES Basement 8th Cambridge The Six Six Bar 9th Shrewsbury Albert & Co Frankville 13th Bristol The Exchange 14th London Old Blue Last 15th Swansea Bunkhouse 16th Cardiff The Moon
Tracklisting:
1. Make It So 2. Breathe 3. Gladys 4. Peaches Out Of Reach 5. The Mountains(You & I) 6. Who Let The Bass Pump Through The Floor 7. MDMA Day 8. Dumbphone 9. What You Waiting For 10. Let Down 11. Love & Tears
