New York-based artist The Bones of J.R. Jones (aka Jonathon Linaberry) announced his 6th studio album, Radio Waves, will be released on June 20. The 11-song collection was produced by GRAMMY-nominated Robbie Lackritz and marks Linaberry’s first time working with an outside producer.
This week, The Bones of J.R. Jones kicks off his largest European tour to date before hitting the road this spring and summer for an extensive US tour that will make stops at Le Poisson Rouge in New York, NY, on May 9, and Andes Hootenanny in Andes, NY, on June 21.
Alongside his announcement, The Bones of J.R. Jones released the album’s debut single, “Savages,” a driving anthem that revels in the reckless abandon of young adulthood.
“‘Savages’ is finding yourself out all night in the July heat under city street lights, at a house party, getting lost with your friends, and being completely enveloped in that moment. It’s surrendering to that feeling. Letting yourself feel wrecked, gut-punched, inspired, and bleary-eyed. It’s about wanting to disappear right then and there in the hopes that time stops.”
– The Bones of J.R. Jones
Moody and hypnotic, Radio Waves is steeped in the sonic landscape of the ’80s and ’90s as it excavates the past with equal parts nostalgia and curiosity. The Bones of J.R. Jones taps into a desire for deeper connection, delivering a track that pulses with emotional strings and a sense of contorted time.
The Bones of J.R. Jones set out to tap back into that magic on Radio Waves, writing songs steeped in the sounds and stories of his own coming of age. He tuned out the modern world in favor of stark, lo-fi demos built around fingerpicked guitars and old-school electronics
“These songs live in the night—the endless kind, where you get in your car just to drive and listen to music, to feel like you’re going somewhere even if you’re not. It’s the sound of a kitchen heavy with the leftover heat of an August day and a table crowded with drinks, of arguments and first loves and first heartbreaks, of not living up to your potential, of breaking promises, of being human.”
– The Bones of J.R. Jones
Radio Waves Album Release Tour Dates:
5/8 – Washington, DC – Pearl Street
5/9 – New York, NY – Le Poisson Rouge
5/13 – Asheville, NC – Grey Eagle
5/14 – Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506
5/15 – Charlotte, NC – Neighborhood
5/16 – Atlanta, GA – Aisle 5
5/17 – Nashville, TN – Row One Stage
6/12 – Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s
6/13 – Boston, MA – Brighton
6/14 – Northampton, MA – Iron Horse
6/15 – Burlington, VT – Higher Ground
6/17 – Montreal, QC – Bar Le Ritz
6/18 – Ottawa, ON – Rainbow Bistro
6/19 – Toronto, ON – Sound Garage
6/21 – Andes, NY – Andes Hootenanny
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