JEB LOY NICHOLS - UNITED STATES OF THE BROKEN HEARTED [LP]

Format: LP
Catalogue No.: ONULP161
Barcode: 5060263728825
Release Date: 11 Nov 2022
Genre: Soul

ON-U SOUND ANNOUNCE ‘UNITED STATES OF THE BROKEN HEARTED’, THE NEW ALBUM FROM JEB LOY NICHOLS. NEW SINGLE ‘BIG TROUBLES COME IN THROUGH A SMALL DOOR’ OUT NOW.

On-U Sound are proud to present a new album from longtime friend and associate of the label, Jeb Loy Nichols. Produced by Adrian Sherwood, with careful arrangements framing twelve beautiful, acoustic-based songs. The album features contributions from the likes of Martin Duffy (Primal Scream/Felt) and Ivan “Celloman” Hussey, fresh from his work on the massively acclaimed duo of Horace Andy albums, Midnight Rocker and Midnight Scorchers, both of which featured songwriting contributions from Jeb Loy.

Jeb Loy comments: "The United States Of The Broken Hearted has been forty years in the making. I’ve known Adrian, and considered him one of my closest friends, for that long. During that time we’ve spent more hours listening, and talking about, music than anything else. Reggae, Country, Folk, Jazz, Soul; it’s been the backdrop to our friendship. Adrian introduced me to some of my favourite music; Count Ossie, Culture, Harry Beckett, Mulatu Astatke. Through the years we’ve listened to Sun Ra, Lee Perry, Ornette Coleman, Johnny Cash, Woody Guthrie. A couple years ago, on a visit to Adrian, I mentioned Gram Parsons’s concept of ‘American Cosmic Music’, the melting mix of musical genres that constitutes a uniquely American sound. We talked about recording a record that incorporated all the influences I’d gathered, from Bluegrass to Jazz to Reggae to Soul. The United States Of The Broken Hearted is that record. We wanted to include Folk (Deportees), Country (Satisfied Mind), protest songs (I Hate The Capitalist System), and songs of my own that bore the marks of those that had gone before. I sang the songs and played guitar; Adrian brought in friends and fellow travellers to finish them. It’s all there, Soul, Jazz, Country, Folk; and underlying everything, Adrian’s Reggae infused production.”

Adrian Sherwood adds: “This is Jeb’s ‘Great American Songbook’, he’s become such a great singer and songwriter over the years. This is a beautiful piece of work reminiscent of our mutual love for the Miracle album I made with Bim Sherman. I’m really proud of this record and it’s a fitting follow-up to Long Time Traveller.”

United States Of The Broken Hearted will be released on 11th November, with launch shows taking place at the Mid Wales Arts Centre in Caersws on 29th October, and What’s Cookin’ at the Leytonstone Ex-Servicemen’s Centre in London on 12th November.

Tracklist:
Monsters On The Hill
Big Troubles Come In Small Doors
Fold Me Up
I Hate the Capitalist System
No Hiding Place For Me
What Does A Man Do All Day
United States Of The Broken Hearted
I’m Just A Visitor
I’ve Enjoyed As Much Of This Good Life
Deportees
Looking For Some Rain
Satisfied Mind