Previously released on the ‘Routes’ album in 2019

Steve Jones (guitars & vocals), John Parker (double bass) and Holly Hewitt (harmonies)


Stylusboy, Coventry singer-songwriter Steve Jones, creates indie folk music steeped in warm-hearted melodies and heartfelt lyrics. Influenced by cult contemporary songwriters like Damien Rice and Elliot Smith as well as classic performers such as Nick Drake and Neil Young. Stylusboy’s songs have been described as ‘absolutely brilliant’ by BBC Radio 2’s Justine Greene.

In September 2019 his second album ‘Routes’ was released through his own label, Tortoise Recordings. The self produced album is a collection of songs inspired by love, loss, family and pressing on through the difficult times. The musical talents of double bass genius John Parker (Nizlopi, Mechanicals Band, Burning Salt, Ward & Parker, Ben Walker, Will Pound etc), sort after drummer Tim Bowes (The Destroyers), critically acclaimed singer songwriter Wes Finch on electric guitar and blues star Holly Hewitt on harmonies create a warm musical backdrop to Steve’s songwriting. Long time friend and renowned songwriter Jess Morgan co-wrote one of the ten songs on 'Routes'.

. Steve’s Fine Art background inspires the fact that all of his releases have unique handmade sleeves lovingly made by Steve himself, all part of the Stylusboy ‘handmade indie folk’ style.

Performing all over the UK Stylusboy is an enchanting live performer. He has supported the likes of John Smith, Newton Faulkner, Danny and the Champions of the World, Grant-Lee Philipps, Megson and Lucy Ward. As befitting a modern-day troubadour he’s performed one-to-one shows for Emily Barker’s Folk in a Box and BBC Coventry and Warwickshire’s All the Wrong Music in all the Right Places as well as pioneering online gigs (well before Facebook live was a thing) to audiences all around the world. Stylusboy has shared his intimate folk music at festivals such as the BBC Introducing Stage at Wychwood Festival, Warwick Folk Festival, Moseley Folk Festival and Greenbelt Festival. The lead track from his second release ‘Whole Picture’ EP became a number 1 in Indonesia with the EP later becoming ‘EP of the Year’ on music blog ‘This is a Popscene’. Earlier in 2019 Steve was commissioned by Coventry City of Culture 2021 to create a piece of work by one of the Universal Human Rights.

www.stylusboy.co.uk


“Stylusboy is something of a musician's musician, a connoisseur's choice if you like, held in very high esteem in music circles in Coventry & Warwickshire & beyond)...... If an album has been so well & lovingly wrought that it has no flaws, then one might call it "flawless": I think we can safely do so here. My only concern for Stylusboy is how on earth will he follow this?” (Hot Music Live review of ‘Routes’, September 2019)

“ "For The Souls of my Brothers" has for ages been, for me, his signature song....An extraordinarily tender piece of songwriting, based on his own family history, it is far the best Coventry Blitz song ever written and probably the best Coventry specific song too ... ‘Shivers down the spine’ time & probably will always be the highlight of his gigs...... “(Hot Music Live review of ‘Routes’, September 2019)