Shawn Jones (musician)
Shawn Jones | |
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| Born | Lawton, Oklahoma, United States |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, Audio Engineer |
| Instruments | Guitar, vocals, songwriting, electric guitar, classical guitar, melodica, saxophone, piano, organ, bass, sampler, keyboard, vocoder, synthesizer, Keyboard |
| Years active | 1998–2017 |
| Labels | Abandoned Love Records |
| Associated acts | The Lovely Sparrows, |
| Website | The Lovely Sparrows official site |
Shawn Jones (born 1976[1] in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma), is an American singer-songwriter and the founding member of the indie rock group The Lovely Sparrows.
Life[]
Jones began singing, songwriting and playing music at age 10. He studied at Oklahoma City University and graduated with a degree in Jazz Performance.[2][3] in Oklahoma City. He currently lives in Austin, Texas.[4][5][6][7][8][9]
Career[]
Shawn Jones formed The Lovely Sparrows in 2005. 2006's EP Pulling Up Floors... began the transition into more avant-garde finger picked folk music and "was a brutally wrought pop gem" and "retains the ironic slant of his songwriting while deftly layering dense orchestral arrangements..."[10] 2008's full length Bury the Cynics continued to expand on these ideas and explored larger, more developed instrumental arrangements. He has been said to have a "gift for wordplay", with lyrics described as "brainy...startling imagery."[11] Jones has recorded, toured and played with several bands over the past ten years.
Discography[]
- 2011 Tall Cedars of Lebanon (Abandoned Love Records)
- 2008 Bury the Cynics (Abandoned Love Records)
- 2006 Pulling Up Floors, Pouring on (New) Paint (Abandoned Love Records)
- 2006 Take Your Hats Off You Godless Bastards 7″ (Self-Released available through Abandoned Love Records)
References[]
- ^ "Austin School of Music Faculty". austinschoolofmusic.com.
- ^ "Home Features Q & A: Shawn Jones of The Lovely Sparrows". Reveille Magazine.
- ^ "Catch the Buzz: The Lovely Sparrow". Spin.com.
- ^ "Catch the Buzz: The Lovely Sparrow". The Sky Line.
- ^ "Tell us about recording this new album and where content and inspiration stemmed from". Houston Free Press.
- ^ "Interview: The Lovely Sparrows". Austin Sound.
- ^ "Music Festival Schedule Artist Shawn Jones". sxsw.com.
- ^ "The Lovely Sparrows Interview". Vindaloo Cockail.
- ^ "More masters of the '60s-influenced Austin indie/alt pop scene". Koop.
- ^ "Friday Sleepers". Austin Chronicle.
- ^ Pitchforkmedia.com
Sources and external links[]
- American male singer-songwriters
- American folk singers
- Musicians from Austin, Texas
- Living people
- 1976 births
- Singer-songwriters from Texas
- 21st-century American singers
- 21st-century American male singers