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Photo by Libby Danforth
Eloah Jones’ music conjures a hypnotic singer-songwriter vibe, instantly relatable confessions that call to mind the plummy depth of influences like Lana Del Rey and Banks. These sounds inspire so many descriptions. Edgy pop. Alternative. Jazz. But beneath those labels are the emotions that give them life: vulnerability, a yearning for connection, a longing for home, a need for love.
“I’ve learned so much about myself, every time I write a new song,” says the Texas native of working on her eponymous EP. “And I want other people who listen to learn about themselves, too.”
Even at 21, Jones can claim veteran industry status, having started singing and acting at age 11 in small-town Texas, “where no one was really doing what I was doing,” she recalls. “I’ve always loved to write, little poems, but I was about 14 when I started turning my words into lyrics.”
Around that time, connections she’d made as a kid at a Florida talent showcase yielded introductions to influential people in the industry including Matt Bronleewe (Jars of Clay, Hayley Williams) who produced her first original single, “Soldier.”
At a certain point, an artist must decide whether or not they’re going to be all-in, and Jones packed up and headed to Nashville, the veritable musical Oz to those with the courage, brains, and heart to choose that road.
The move to Nashville was the inspiration behind Jones’ decision to cover a favorite song of hers, “Under the Bridge,” and put her own stamp on it. We’re thrilled to be able to premiere the song today on GroundSounds.
“I moved here when I was 18, and I didn’t know anybody,” she says. “There’s something so beautiful about being alone in a big city. It’s terrifying, but also, it almost feels like a big hug.”
Jones channeled that love of one’s chosen home into an ethereal, jazz-inflected cover of Red Hot Chili Peppers’ “Under The Bridge,” an intimate love song originally dedicated to a different city. (“The lyrics really resonate with me, but not the part about doing drugs.”) The cover appears on her new EP, which features several original creations and was produced by Aaron Bonus (Sasha Sloan, Lost Boy Crow, Boehm, and Peking Duk).
A mediocre cover will sound more or less like the original. A truly great cover will transform the original. What Jones has done with the Red Hot Chili Peppers “Under the Bridge” is completely reinvent it and make it her own. She has stripped the track down to a much more intimate, hushed tone. The result is a hypnotizing take on the track that feels like an appropriate ode to the original, while opening up a new dimension to the song. Impressive is an understatement.
Stream the track below and be sure to connect on socials for more!
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Credits:
Recorded in Nashville Tennessee
Produced by Aaron Bonus
Written by Anthony Kiedis, Michael Balzary, John Frusciante, Chad Smith
Moebetoblame Music (BMI)
