{"title":"Cotton Jones","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFormerly known as \"The Cotton Jones Basket Ride,\" \u003cem\u003eCotton Jones\u003c\/em\u003e is an indie folk-pop band based in Cumberland, Maryland. Founded in 2008, the band has captivated audiences with their unique sound and heartfelt lyrics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInspired by a variety of artists such as Vetiver, Cass McCombs, and Woods, \u003cem\u003eCotton Jones\u003c\/em\u003e has carved out their own niche in the music industry. Their melodic tunes and soulful vocals have garnered them a dedicated fan base.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you enjoy the music of Richard Swift, Timber Timbre, or Michael Nau, then you are sure to appreciate the musical stylings of \u003cem\u003eCotton Jones\u003c\/em\u003e. With influences ranging from Fruit Bats to Damien Jurado, this band offers a refreshing blend of folk and pop that will leave you wanting more.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-river-strumming","title":"The River Strumming","description":"\u003cp\u003eLP package comes with black polylined dust jacket. The American singer-songwriter tradition has always been tethered to a rustic austerity, the sort of front-porch authenticity that suggests an age where home electronics are still considered luxury items. But there's also the ongoing influence of Bob Dylan and The Band's Basement Tapes that strange and beloved document of the magic that happens when private experiments with the folk template flourish into layered and lush songs and its genesis through informal recording sessions. In our modern age, these kinds of casual DIY constructions are perhaps the more honest contribution to the Americana lineage the true homespun artform. When Michael Nau and Whitney McGraw struck out on their own in the wake of the dissolution of their beloved indie-folk outfit Page France, they continued their songwriting practice with a new project called Cotton Jones Basket Ride. As legend has it, Nau and McGraw were working on the material for their debut full-length Paranoid Cocoon (2009) when they realized they had an entire album's worth of odds-and-ends from various recording sessions. The resultant album—The River Strumming—was released in 2008 on St. Ives in a batch of 300 unique hand-packaged LPs. As the label advertised it back in the day, the band \"initially set out to make a cohesive record, and made just the opposite.\" Like The Basement Tapes, The River Strumming is a document of a band exploring possibilities without the weight of expectation. The band would eventually condense their name to Cotton Jones and make a name for themselves in the indie world for their fusion of dreamy folk and psychedelic baroque pop. But in the beginning, there was this weird and wonderful collection of songs made by musicians who were enjoying the private process of finding their path. Suicide Squeeze is proud to present a 15th-anniversary vinyl reissue of this long out-of-print classic with updated artwork by Kayleigh Montgomery-Morris.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Suicide Squeeze","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50396271837515,"sku":"2166158","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Cotton_Jones_-_The_River_Strumming_5bd6fb33_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726480372"},{"product_id":"tall-hours-in-the-glowstream-2","title":"Tall Hours In The Glowstream","description":"\u003cp\u003eReissue Of Long Out Of Print 2010 LP. Initial Pressing Limited To 1000 Copies On Peach Swirl Vinyl. “Michael Nau and Whitney McGraw masterfully create a mood that is hard to pin down - it seems almost otherworldly.” – KCRW \/\/ “The best parts of this boy-girl duo’s second album sound like some obscure ’50’s act, the kind that ought to list “reverb” as a band member.” – SPIN \/\/ Michael Nau \u0026amp; Whitney McGraw skipped town months ago, leaving the old haunts in Cumberland behind... To sift through the old noise, they walked off the edge of their world... To sound the depths, the songwriters relocated, to Georgia, far south of the Glowstream. “We spent a lot of time on the bank of that stream – alone, together, gathered like a flock of birds, examining the next move,” said Nau. “Many of the tunes on this record feel like Cumberland to me. When I'm there, it’s like a dream – all familiar sound and light, where the factories and birds sing the same song.” The duo settled fast after the move, halted their incessant touring and festival appearances, and began the process of selecting a new cycle of songs to follow their acclaimed Suicide Squeeze debut, Paranoid Cocoon. Cotton Jones, as always, rests in arms of Nau and McGraw. Tall Hours In The Glowstream, is the title of their new album. Some of the songs that made the final cut were tracked in northern States, while the majority were recorded and mixed in Winterville, Georgia, as a revolving cast of players, thinkers, and singers were invited to hang in the band’s living-room studio. The resulting sounds are both rich and charmingly lo-fi, full of vivid imagery and more gorgeous vocal harmony. Hard-asking tracks like “Somehow To Keep It Going” and “More Songs For Margaret” prove the promise in this music, the feeling of something better to come if only you can hold tight a little longer... \"Always the mornings keep coming...\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Suicide Squeeze","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50506497261899,"sku":"2010814","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Cotton_Jones_-_Tall_Hours_In_The_Glowstream_63f472da_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727824203"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/collections\/test_51f12eac_thumbnail_4096_e43de119-1235-49a5-a68f-bf037b742d8c.jpg?v=1726480350","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/collections\/cotton-jones.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}