Jason McNiff - Joy and Independence (2018)

Jason McNiff, noted London-based songwriter and guitarist, teams up with At The Helm records for a career defining 6th album, Joy and Independence. Coming hot on the heels of last year's double compilation, Rain Dries Your Eyes, McNiff strips it back to the essence of the songwriter's craft; 10 brand new songs (and a stripped back re-working of a highlight from Rain Dries Your Eyes 'Stuck in the Past'), just voice and guitar, live in the studio. Joy and Independence was recorded in sporadic sessions over a 6 month period through 2017-18 at Sean Read (Rockingbirds, Dexy's) studio in Hackney, East London. It is an album that will have a broad appeal to all fans of acoustic music.