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Signed to Capitol Records in the late 90's and making it as far as MTV with his video for \"As The Rain\", Jeb was fairly soon dropped by the major label. Since then, the American-born artist has churned out a steady output of material from his country-side home in Wales. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe songs on \u003ci\u003eJeb Loy\u003c\/i\u003e are clearly drawn out from experiences in life lived, relationships and moments on the road. In tunes like \"Living It Up\" the listener is pulled inside a mesmerizing groove and Jeb's understated social commentary, evoking a mood that should sit well with fans of Menahan Street Band. On \"Not There Yet\" Jeb builds on the motif of crows, which become familiar to the listener through many of the album's tracks, looking at the birds in the sky as a reflection of his personal state of being. Timmion is putting out several songs from \"Jeb Loy\" on singles, but the album is something to be experienced in itself. It's in that rare vein of classic independent folk soul albums, like Larry T \u0026amp; The Family or Willie Wright's \"Telling The Truth\", which work like magic on rainy lazy sunday afternoons. It's the perfect companion for those transcendental occasions, when things in this chaotic world seems to make sense, just for a moment.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Timmion","offers":[{"title":"Yellow | LP","offer_id":50432651952459,"sku":"1124618","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Clear | LP","offer_id":50432652837195,"sku":"1124619","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black | LP","offer_id":50432653689163,"sku":"1124616","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50432654442827,"sku":"1124617","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/cb5ef76e-4e47-4d23-b461-851369bfa15a_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726871689"},{"product_id":"parish-bar","title":"Parish Bar","description":"\u003cp\u003ejeb loy nichols describes 'parish bar' as \"some covers, some jazz, some country, some soul... what it sounds like at my house\". if so, nichols's house sounds like the place to be, never more so than when he's spinning 'countrymusicdisco45', the infectious lead-off track. over what sounds like a swamp-funk version of the 'superstition' riff, nichols explains how he was getting down at a club when a country record came on and killed the mood, everywhere except in his head, and how he tried to convert the throng to 'the new country style' by demonstrating a ridiculous dance - \"roll like the wind and scoot like a rooster \/ skip around the room like you usta\". fun, funky. elsewhere, his familiar crossover style is in full effect, with dancehall twitches enlivening the country standard 'i'm blue i'm lonesome too' and the country-funk groove 'whole thing going on'; the classic 'just a country boy' whispered over an itchy drum shuffle in his baritone murmur; 'foggy road ride' sounding like 'family affair' -era family stone; 'neath the cold ground' and 'so sad' navigating the area between dub, blues, country and funk, and nichols's own booze warning, 'satan's helper', done lambchop style. his best collection since 'lover's knot'.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50439022510411,"sku":"310838","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP","offer_id":50439023690059,"sku":"310839","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/fa000a45-6374-469b-b8c0-fbef332ea60e_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726950438"},{"product_id":"the-world-loves-a-fool","title":"The World Loves A Fool","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor the last single release from Jeb Loy Nichols' album, Timmion takes us back to the beginning. Of the recent \u003ci\u003eJeb Loy\u003c\/i\u003e album that is, since its first track graces the single's A side. If you've not yet hopped onboard with this talented American-born but Welsh-based songwriter\/singer, this is a great place to start. The spoken word intro, following on the coattails of Cold Diamond \u0026amp; Mink's guitar licks and horn transition in \"The World Loves A Fool\", is a classic storytelling move. Through his mother's interesting proverb, Jeb sets the scene for what's to follow, a lesson for the listener about life's complexities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the B side, we find one of the most beautiful tunes of the album, \"Not There Yet\". It's a gentle southern-style soul groover where Jeb lets his writing truly shine. Backed with a shimmering organ and CD\u0026amp;M's pulsating rhythm, Jeb recants the experiences of a musician on the road through the eyes of a crow. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJeb Loy Nichols can crank out songs that touch and make things move inside the listener. If you're looking for that personal hit that will fly far over the heads of the masses, you've come to the right place. Double-sided pleasure for your ears, mind and soul.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Timmion","offers":[{"title":"Black | 7\"","offer_id":50459235483979,"sku":"1143698","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/19d2c288-6fde-4663-b587-466ba514169a_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727218807"},{"product_id":"country-hustle","title":"Country Hustle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCountry Hustle\u003c\/i\u003e is a potent, flavoursome gumbo cooked up from southern soul, country, blues, funk and folk, with a soupçon of hip hop, dub and 80 \/ 90s club sounds. It’s schooled in the past but is resolutely modern in production, featuring collaborations from Andrew Hale (Sade), St Francis Hotel, Distance and Nostalgia 77. Jeb originally hails from Missouri and has lived in Texas, New York and London. He has a fascinating, Zelig-like story, all of which feeds into his authentic, experience-infused music. He caught an original Sex Pistols show in Texas, danced to Larry Levan at the Paradise Garage, witnessed Bambaataa rock Bronx blocks. He worked in New York’s Record City, selling obscure James Brown singles to Prince Paul, and Fela Kuti vinyl to Brian Eno and David Byrne - just before they recorded \u003ci\u003eRemain In Light\u003c\/i\u003e and hung out with Don Cherry in his NY apartment. In London he shared a house with Ari Up from The Slits and Neneh Cherry, and forged a bond with Adrian Sherwood amidst the earth shaking ridims of Jah Shaka’s sound system. Following choice prior achievements including live work with Lucinda Williams and Lambchop, plus his acclaimed \u003ci\u003eCountry Got Soul \u003c\/i\u003ecompilations , and recording Tony Joe White, Dan Penn and Larry Jon Wilson - the release earlier this year of his mini album \u003ci\u003eYa Smell Me\u003c\/i\u003e (alongside the reissue of reggae gem\u003ci\u003e Long Time Traveller\u003c\/i\u003e via On-U Sound) saw Jeb gain widespread acclaim. \u003ci\u003eCountry Hustle\u003c\/i\u003e now marks the next phase as his most focussed, ramped-up offering to date.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLP - With Exclusive 12\" Print.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"City Country City","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50467861299531,"sku":"1004665","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"LP","offer_id":50467863298379,"sku":"1004666","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/46b06d3e-45b5-4554-9da1-c06d689323f1_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727342663"},{"product_id":"united-states-of-the-broken-hearted","title":"United States of the Broken Hearted","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe new Jeb Loy Nichols album is twelve sombre but beautiful tracks, with longtime friend and producer Adrian Sherwood swapping his trademark dubwise approach for carefully stripped back arrangements. Acoustic guitar and Jeb’s voice are framed by subtle splashes of horns, cello and percussion, plus keyboard contributions from Martin Duffy (Primal Scream\/Felt). Politically charged cover versions (“I Hate The Capitalist System”, “Deportees”) sit amongst more introspective material, including some of the finest songs that Nichols has written to date. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"On U Sound","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50479178416459,"sku":"1159344","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP","offer_id":50479178776907,"sku":"1159343","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/e05abe75-cb80-4408-a76a-0a2cd0dd7e65_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727503262"},{"product_id":"long-time-traveller","title":"Long Time Traveller","description":"\u003cp\u003eJeb Loy Nichols finally comes home to On-U Sound, the label he first befriended in 1981. A country \/ dub crossover record, backed by members of Dub Syndicate and the Roots Radics, and with Adrian Sherwood at the controls. The subtle dub production gives Jeb's careworn songs of love and loss a unique sound - this is Nashville-by-way-of-Kingston, Lee Hazlewood if he'd made an album with the Wailers, equal parts Johnny Cash and Horace Andy. Following a limited Japanese release in 2010, the album has been remixed, resequenced and redesigned to present the definitive edition of this sublime set of songs. A cult figure for fans of Americana, Jeb was born in the Midwest of the United States. His career has encompassed leading The Fellow Travellers (one of the first bands to be described as 'alt country'), sleeve design for the Pressure Sounds reggae reissue label, compiling the acclaimed Country Got Soul series, writing a regular column for the Heavenly-affiliated Caught By The River periodical, and solo albums for Capitol, Decca, Rykodisc and Rough Trade. He now resides in rural Wales, where he spends his time making art, playing music, writing, worrying, digging holes and planting things. 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This 2LP set is presented in a gatefold sleeve complete with freshly commissioned artwork courtesy of Jeb himself. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn collecting these uncut, under-heard gems, we hope to do justice to Jeb's jaw-dropping artistic brilliance. A man who, in working with Adrian Sherwood, Dennis Bovell, Dan Penn, Larry Jon Wilson and countless other legendary characters, has crafted some of the most deeply affecting folk, country, soul, funk, blues, dub, reggae, gospel, rap and electronic music, ever heard.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Be With Records","offers":[{"title":"2LP - Black","offer_id":53512452800843,"sku":"R7701-8969","price":33.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/BEWITH188LP.jpg?v=1759329695"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/collections\/test_53a10516_thumbnail_4096_a9ddec3b-6abb-408b-93ea-74b405f6eb56.jpg?v=1726135244","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/collections\/jeb-loy-nichols.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}