| Hailing from Albuquerque, New Mexico, Matt Jones is | | | | For two years after the release of Transitions, Jones |
| no stranger to the music scene. With three studio | | | | toured and wrote to perfect his 2007 release of the |
| albums and over 500 live gigs under his belt, this well | | | | EP The Segue. His ability to produce both a stripped |
| versed artist is sure to knock the socks off of anyone | | | | down yet fuller sound is immediately evident in the |
| who gives his poignant stories a listen. When thinking | | | | song "Austin". With breaks in the piano, allowing his |
| back on his first live performance, Jones recalls being | | | | lyrical vulnerability to shine through, ("It's been a while |
| about twelve years old and singing "Polly" by Nirvana. | | | | since I said goodbye. And even longer since I had to |
| As a newbie to performing, he admits "I wore my | | | | try to let someone go I wished could stay."), Jones |
| most grunge-music-like outfit so that everyone would | | | | once again opens his listener to raw sentiment. His |
| believe the song. I'm not sure if it worked, but as I recall, | | | | metaphorical examples are rich in visual emotionality; |
| I didn't have anything thrown at me." While early | | | | through them the listener feels the pain Jones pours |
| influences stemmed from rock, his own music shows | | | | into this powerful ballad. Jones may not have meant |
| roots in pop and folk and his desire to write, record | | | | for the title of this album to be literal towards the third |
| and perform it blossomed after that first show. | | | | but it certainly bridges the gap on the journey to his |
| Jones released his first album, Better Transitions, in | | | | most recent release. |
| 2005. Transitions consists of ten tracks one of which | | | | When asked which of the three his favorite album is, |
| is "Maybe It Was Me". His reflective soul shines | | | | Jones states "I'm always a victim of the new, so my |
| through in this song -- "How can you be different from | | | | favorite album or song is always the one that I'm |
| the girl I knew back then? You talk the same you look | | | | working on. I just released my album Passerby in |
| the same and you still got that grin. But now it seems a | | | | January of 2008, and ended up being very happy with |
| world of change has caused me to believe, if its not | | | | it because it's not a repeat of former works". The |
| you then maybe it was me." As a listener this is truly | | | | three songs from this album on Jones' MySpace page |
| relatable and Jones himself admits that many times, as | | | | include the title track, "Passerby", "What I Wanted to |
| a young musician, stories come directly from personal | | | | Say" and "Something New". There are interesting |
| experience -- "it's difficult to detach yourself from your | | | | musical additions on this album such as what sounds |
| art when you're not fully developed". Wondering if this | | | | like ocean waves on the title track and more |
| particular emotion comes from something Jones | | | | prominence placed on acoustic guitar. These songs |
| experienced in his own life causes the listener to want | | | | have a particular appeal, in more of a pop vein than |
| to connect to him on a personal level such as in a live | | | | the other two albums, and it would not be a surprise to |
| show atmosphere. | | | | hear any of them becoming a big radio hit. |