Small Town Jones - Sky Down to the Ground (2015)

The last couple of years have proved promising for Devon, UK-based singer-songwriter Small Town (Jim) Jones who's built on the reception afforded his debut "Freight Ships" - playing numerous gigs around the UK, and returning to the studio for this welcome follow-up. "Sky Down To The Ground" features some great guest musicianship from the likes of Son Volts Dave Boquist and folk singer songwriter Emily Barker as well as long-time friends and musicians Dave Little, Mike Reed and fellow label artist, Peter Bruntnell. Jones's songwriting and their intense and soulful rendering have earned him praise from the likes of Ray Davies, Ron Sexsmith, Peter Bruntnell, John Murry and Willy Vlautin. A popular live performer, Small Town Jones has opened for Ray Davies, Damien Jurado, Chuck Prophet and Richmond Fontaine. The first single from this new album - "Night Full of Ghosts" has picked up strong airplay... and so, the momentum continues to build once more. "Annoyingly good! Powerful stuff, absolutely beautiful!" - Dermot O'Leary - BBC Radio 2 "Vulnerable with scuffed edges to his voice in tune with the folk rock of early John Martyn" **** Q "Wilco style tales of lost and lonesome outriders" - MOJO "Songs of unpretentious honesty - like a British Ron Sexsmith" - UNCUT **** The Daily Express "Some records have an immediate impact - within a few bars you can feel the heft and weight of the songs. Though it's just sound frequencies, they feel substantial. So it is with Jim Jones" - Americana UK

Tracklist:
1.01 - Small Town Jones - Before Everything Got Tied to the Ground (3:47)
1.02 - Small Town Jones - Truth and Lies (3:46)
1.03 - Small Town Jones - The Ocean and the Sky (4:08)
1.04 - Small Town Jones - Little Blackbird (3:20)
1.05 - Small Town Jones - Fear of Drowning (2:32)
1.06 - Small Town Jones - The Sway of the Trees (3:11)
1.07 - Small Town Jones - Night Full of Ghosts (3:58)
1.08 - Small Town Jones - Absent Father (3:37)
1.09 - Small Town Jones - The Long Goodbye (5:34)
1.10 - Small Town Jones - Between the Lines (3:34)