Jont is a London-based singer-songwriter who’s being tipped for success in various circles. His is a perky, feelgood kind of pop, slightly blissful and very earnest. It’s not going-out music, but definitely suited to Sunday snoozes or doing the ironing. Jont’s obvious problem are the amount of fairly similar artists out there already – he echoes Mika, Paolo Nutini, Ray LaMontagne and many probably more. Nevertheless, his songs have a lovely softness to them, and come with prettily poetic lyrics.
That poetry stems from one phase of a very interesting life so far. After riding a Greyhound across America to interview 20 of America’s most famous poets, Jont returned to the UK and dreamed up UNLIT. Originally this was a humdrum bar night, but during a move to LA it became a party/gig hybrid wherein the host and Jont invited three or four acts to play a show in someone’s house, free and open to anyone. These days, UNLIT is “an underground internet phenomenon” according to The Guardian, and supported by an online tv show, Orange sponsorship and appearances by artists from Joanaspolicewoman to Lou Rhodes.
A bit generic it may be, but Jont’s music could now court just the same popularity (as indicated above, Gray’s Anatomy’s producers have already taken note) . His full-length album Set It Free will be released via his own Unlit Records on April. He’s asking fans to help with the release of it via the Jont Pledge Campaign. No upcoming gigs yet announce, but expect that there’ll be some soon.
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MP3: Jont – Sweetheart