Name: Tales of America
Brand: JS Ondara

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

6792709

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2019-02-15

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Universal

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UPC / Barcode

0602567927099

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

JS Ondara

Genre GB

Folk

Label GB

Verve

JS Ondara is a singer-songwriter based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was born and raised in Nairobi the capital of Kenya but moved to Minneapolis to pursue a career in music. When moving to the United States, Ondara chose Minnesota largely due to his adoration of native Bob Dylan. From a stockpile he says is hundreds of songs deep, Ondara chose 11 for Tales of America. They’re captivating tunes built around acoustic guitars and adorned with subtle full-band accompaniment for an openhearted folk-rock feel. He sings in a strong, tuneful voice well-suited to the gorgeous melancholy he expresses on the wistfully lovelorn Torch Song, or his steadfast infatuation on Television Girl. Ondara sings rueful lyrics in an anguished tone on Saying Goodbye, and leaves plenty of room for interpretation on American Dream, the first single. Other songwriters who have had great influence on him are Neil Young, Ray Lamontagne, Noah Gundersen, and Damien Rice. This record is a documentation of my time in America; a deliberation on the times and a search for wisdom and the American Dream. His debut album, Tales of America, is an examination of the American Dream from an outsider’s perspective; an introspection on a universal matter.

Tales of America

Music GB