Rod Jones (musician)
| Rod Jones | |
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Jones performing on 24 July 2006.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Rodric Iwan Pryce Jones |
| Born |
3 December 1976 Durban, South Africa |
| Origin | Leeds, England |
| Genres | Indie rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Guitarist, Backing Vocalist |
| Instruments | guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 1995-present |
| Associated acts | Idlewild, The Birthday Suit, The Fruit Tree Foundation, Roddy Woomble, Inara George |
| Website | www.rodjonesmusic.com |
Rodric Iwan Pryce Jones (born 3 December 1976) is an English guitarist, singer and songwriter.
He is best known as a founding member of Scottish indie rock band Idlewild, with whom he has co-written and recorded six studio albums. Jones has released two solo albums and also currently fronts rock band The Birthday Suit. He is also a co-creator of the ongoing musical project, The Fruit Tree Foundation.
Jones was born in Durban, South Africa and grew up in London and Leeds, England. His parents are classical musicians, English soprano Alison Jack and Welsh conductor John Pryce-Jones. Jones began playing music at fours years of age and initially resisted the musical influence of his parents.
Jones' first job was working as a kitchen porter at a Harry Ramsden's restaurant. The first piece of recorded music he purchased was the "Do they know it’s Christmas?" single, by the Band Aid project.
Idlewild formed in Edinburgh, with the original line-up consisting of Jones, Roddy Woomble, Phil Scanlon and Colin Newton. Jones first met Newton and Woomble at an Edinburgh university, and the band proceeded to release seven albums and three compilations—two albums debuted in the UK "Top 10" chart, while twelve of Idlewild's singles ranked in the UK "Top 40" chart. Together with the band, Jones toured extensively, both in the UK and internationally, in headline and supporting roles; Idlewild toured with popular bands such as REM, U2, the Rolling Stones, Pearl Jam and Coldplay. Following Idlewild's commitments for the band's seventh album, Post Electric Blues (released in October 2009), an "indefinite hiatus" was announced.
Jones released his debut solo album, A Sentimental Education, in 2009. In a 2010 interview with The List website, Jones briefly explained the history of his inaugural solo effort: "This album only started out as a hobby initially,’ he says. ‘I recorded the songs on my own and worked on them for about a year, until it got to the point that I thought what I was doing was actually OK." Music journalist, Chris Buckle, writing for the UK "independent cultural" media outlet, The Skinny, awarded the album two "stars" out of a possible total of five, stating that "his [Jones] voice is passable but leaves little impression, which wouldn’t be a problem if the songs imposed themselves more strongly."
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