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Album: Soul Ransom Artist:  Jonivan Jones Label:  Self-Release Website:  https://jonivanjonesmusic.com/album/soul-ransom Smoky blues folk and roots rock atmospheres are paired with country western twange, simmering at a slow burn on singer-songwriter-guitarist Jonivan Jones's latest release Soul Ransom .  The freestyle fluidity in the chord patterns are reminiscent of Muddy Waters as the smooth growl of Jones's vocals brand a ghostly presence along  the melodies.  From the shimmying grooves of "Loose State" to the languid throttle of "Agua Mala," the recording showcase Jones's multi-faceted talent to be malleable and tailor each track to be individual and distinct. The grit and rawness of Jones's vocals chomp at the rustic terrain of "Fry," creating a heavy-footed stride.  Waves of psychedelic echoes emanate from the guitar strings along "Buzzards," as a wailing harmonica etches phantom-like silhouettes in the background.  Trav...

If American frontiersman Daniel Boone or folk hero Ansel Adams could sing and write music, people would expect they would have sounded very much like singer/songwriter/guitarist Jonivan Jones.  It stands to reason since Jones shows an awareness of the environment and mankind relatable to the way Boone did as a navigator and explorer of America's frontier and Adams did through his photographs of America's old west.  The only difference between Jones and his predecessors is that music is his source of creative expression and his contribution to cultural stimulation. "There's just SO much out there to write about," he deems.  "I write about everything:   relationships, loss, gain, death, taxes, frailty, another person's perspective, the ocean, etc."  He undertakes, "I hope to appreciate and embrace what is there so that I can continue to develop it the way some of my most respected songwriters have, I think the most valuable way to do that is to ...

Single:  "Wading through Whiskey" Artist:  Jonivan Jones Label:  Self-Released Website:  https://jonivanjonesmusic.com Vocalist, guitarist and songwriter Jonivan Jones delivers his slow simmering, bluesy soul rocker "Wading through Whiskey" with genuine tenderness.  His smooth brooding vocalese caramelizes into the porch-folk swagger of his acoustic guitar.  He produces a bare-naked fervor that is infused into the profound lyrics as he muses introspectively, "I found a door into the past / But oh it might not last / Help me exhale all the faces / I suppose they were never even there... Wading through Whiskey / Hazing through hazy." Endowed with a vulnerable grit in his timbres reminiscent of U2's vocalist Bono and complimented by guitar vibrations that bristle and rustle displaying a likeness to guitarist Gram Parsons, Jones's vocals slather and graze the languid palpitations of the acoustic guitar.   Glinting a soulful wailing that enshrouds ...