Jack Jones shares ‘Breathe’ video, announces solo debut album and second book

See the Trampolene man in traning to be Wales’ first astronaut

Jack Jones of Trampolene and Peter Doherty & The Puta Madres has shared the video for new single ‘Breathe’ and announced details of his debut solo album.

The video sees Jones walking the streets of central London dressed in a NASA spacesuit, planning a metaphorical mental trip into space.

The track is taken from Jack’s debut solo album Jack Jones, set for release on Strap Originals on Friday September 20, followed by a UK headline tour in November.

For this album Jack Jones has put away his guitar and embraced a fresh and highly contemporary sound in which to couch his hard-hitting state of the nation poems of existential fear and loathing. His lyrics tackle many of today’s burning issues: mental health, drug addiction, mortality, and the tortuous demands of technology. There’s also joy and hope in there. With some of his catchiest tunes so far, it’s a record that’ll both open up this natural-born star to untapped audiences, and reveal hidden depths to those already ‘on the team’. 

Jack Jones says of Breathe: “I’m sure we all try to slay the beast, conquer the madman and feed the angel living inside us. But I think you can only abuse the body and the mind for so long before it says “No More!” And it humbles you. That’s when you have to make a choice. Is it the end or the beginning? The idea of this song was written after my first panic attack – at a time when I didn’t care about having a career in music or even being a writer anymore, I just prayed to be okay and to make it through the day. Luckily, sometimes, out of the darkest places, glimmers can appear, and that’s what this song is…a chapter of resilience, finding a way to keep going, finding a way to believe in a future, finding a way to BREATHE. It saved me and I would hope it may help others too.”

For the Breathe video Jack Jones decided to go into training to be the first Welsh astronaut, his trip to the moon (in his head) is planned for the first half of the 21st Century. The video was directed by filmmaker Barnaby Fairley, Jack adds: “Who wouldn’t want to roam the streets of London in a space suit…it felt weirdly freeing.” 

The album is available on vinyl in multiple colour formats, CD and digital download and was co-written, produced and mixed by Adam French. Also available will be Jack Jones’s new book ‘Tour Diaries’ Volume 1 featuring Jack’s time with Trampolene, The Libertines and Peter Doherty & The Puta Madres. Strap Originals published Jones’ first novel ‘Swansea To Hornsey’ last year.

To coincide with the release Jack Jones has announced the following live shows in November, along with a performance at Glastonbury in June.

JUNE

30th SUN Pilton – Glastonbury (Left Field Stage)

NOVEMBER

2nd SAT  Glasgow – The Poetry Club SWG3

3rd SUN Liverpool – Jacaranda

6th WED North Shields – Three Tanners Bank

7th THU  Manchester – YES Basement

8th FRI  Cambridge – The Six Six Bar

9th SAT Shrewsbury – Albert & Co Frankville

13th WED Bristol – The Exchange

14th  THU London – Old Blue Last 

15th FRI Swansea – Bunkhouse 

16th SAT Cardiff – The Moon