ROGUE JONES
BIOGRAPHY
Now living in Cardiff, Wales but originally from Cwm Gwendraeth, husband and wife team Ynyr Ifan and Bethan Morgan formed Rogue Jones in 2013. Fronting the band, which also includes Bethan’s sister Mari Morgan, Elen Ifan (both from folk group Saron), Ben Isaacs and Jim Deacon (Kutosis/Wylderness) and Steffan Ebsworth, the pair have been wowing audiences on the live circuit with their electrifying performances. Combining a wide and colourful range of instruments from accordion to omnichord, they are masters of charming melodies and lyrics awash with imagery.
After releasing in 2014 their first two singles, Little Pig of Tree and Halen, the band returned to Tŷ Drwg Studios in Cardiff in early 2015 to finish work on their debut album. VU was released throughout their home country of Wales in October 2015 on Welsh label Blinc Records, to critical acclaim.
After a busy 2016 of touring and festivals, November 2016 saw one of the album’s songs, Human Heart, released as a special bilingual double-single. The single also features Gogoneddus yw y Galon, a new recording of Human Heart with a Welsh version of the lyrics. To accompany the double-single, the album gains its full UK release in December 2016.
Blinc Records wish to thank the Wales Arts Council for supporting Rogue Jones through the their Music Industry Development grant, which funded the marketing and promotion of the single and the album.
“A charmingly quirky band… who deserve a cult following at the very least”
– Robin Denselow, The Guardian
“Discovering the decidedly nutty Rogue Jones affected me in a somewhat different way. I was simultaneously confused, excited, happy, antsy, and slightly terrified… but altogether tickled by their whimsical charm.”
– Charlie Piercey, Buzz Magazine
“Rogue Jones have finished their debut album and it’s amazing. Gonna be a good year for music.”
– Rob Ackroyd, Florence and the Machine.
LATEST NEWS
Solo EP from Bethan Mai of Rogue Jones out this Friday
It’s a pleasure to announce that Bethan Mai has been in the studio to record solo material, with the co-vocalist and co-songwriter of Rogue Jones set to release her first E.P. ‘Bach‘ on June 16th on Blinc Records, and a brand new video to accompany the launch.
Recorded at Tŷ Drwg Studio in Cardiff, this pioneering Welsh electro-pop is a cacophony of primitive beats and warm and charming melodies. It pushes the boundaries between structure and sound, where influences from old Welsh melodies and traditional chanting meet electronic beats to shake your midrift.
This striking E.P. from this mighty and exciting artist is darkly enchanting. Entitled Bach (Welsh: Small), it is anything but small, with the artist from Cwm Gwendraeth carving her own sound which is a clear departure from what she has achieved with the weird and wonderful cult band Rogue Jones…
“A charmingly quirky band from Cardiff” – Robin Denslow, The Guardian.
Bethan is known for her memorable performances with the band…
“An interesting character to say the least. She flung herself around the stage, screamed like an angry jay bird and sung her heart out all the while playing just about every instrument she could get her hands on” – Charley Piercey, Buzz Magazine.
Bach is out digitally on June 16th on Blinc Records, available from iTunes, Google Play, Amazon Music, Spotify, etc., also from the Blinc Records shop, blincrecords.com/shop
More details to follow…
Out today! New Rogue Jones double-single – Human Heart/Gogoneddus yw y Galon
A day of glory! The new Rogue Jones ’tilt & turn’ bilingual single is out today on Blinc Records.
Here are some links of where you can buy the single, beginning with iTunes… https://itun.es/gb/l1rVfb, Google Play https://play.google.com/store/music/album/Rogue_Jones_Human_Heart?id=Bk3gw76p3fat6yoivx7m3thmtoa, Amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/Human-Heart-Rogue-Jones/dp/B01M69I66A, and many more.
And of course, the single can also be bought from the Blinc Records online shop – blincrecords.com/shop – the only place where you have the option of downloading on MP3, on FLAC or on WAV.
Additionally, the songs are available to stream on services such as Spotify and Apple Music, and on the band’s Soundcloud page, https://soundcloud.com/rogue-jones
The band has prepared videos for the songs to accompany the release, which have been attracting attention on social media in recent days – these can be found at… Human Heart: https://youtu.be/WaLzGH4d1sQ and Gogoneddus yw y Galon: https://youtu.be/70-cAtA6iIU
Blinc Records are grateful to the Wales Arts Council for supporting Rogue Jones through the their Music Industry Development grant, which funds the marketing and promotion of the single and the album.
Recordiau Blinc and Rogue Jones receive funding from the Wales Arts Council
It is our pleasure to announce that Blinc Records has received funding from the Wales Arts Council as part of their Music Industry Development fund. This will be used for the promotional campaign for the new double-single from Rogue Jones, Human Heart and Gogoneddus yw y Galon.
Blinc Records wish to thank the Wales Arts Council for their support.
Rogue Jones back with a new double-single
After a busy 2016 of promoting their debut album VU through touring and festivals around Wales, Rogue Jones return to release one of the album’s songs, Human Heart, as a special bilingual double-single on November 18th. The single, released on Blinc Records, also features the song Gogoneddus yw y Galon, a brand new recording of Human Heart with a Welsh version of the lyrics, recorded at band favourite Tŷ Drwg Studios, Cardiff.
This double-single will be a Download-only release, and as with all Blinc releases it will be available from a wide range of services – iTunes, Google Play, Amazon and many more – and of course from the Blinc Records online shop, http://blincrecords.com/shop, in MP3, WAV and FLAC.
Especially for this release, the band have prepared a promotional video for both versions of the song – more details coming soon.
To follow the release of the double-single, the album VU gains its full UK release on December 2nd, after previously attracting critical acclaim through Wales.
“My favorite band Rogue Jones have finished their debut album, and it’s amazing.”
– Rob Ackroyd, Florence and the Machine
“Discovering the decidedly nutty Rogue Jones affected me in a somewhat different way. I was simultaneously confused, excited, happy, antsy, and slightly terrified… but altogether tickled by their whimsical charm.”
– Charlie Piercey, Buzz Magazine
Rogue Jones – VU – out now on Blinc!
Following a successful album launch gig in Cardiff last Thursday night, the new Rogue Jones album – VU – has now been released. A number of you have already placed orders, which were posted today. To the rest of you, here are details of the different versions…
CD
We have an attractive CD pack with a 12-page booklet, featuring artwork to compliment the lyrics from each song. All artwork is created by Bethan, with Ynyr collating all into a pack design. Apart from the Blinc Records shop, you can get hold of the CD from a number of music shops throughout Wales, e.g. Spillers Cardiff, Palas Print Caernarfon, Awen Meirion Y Bala, Llên Llŷn Pwllheli, Andy’s Aberystwyth a many, many more.
Vinyl
Gatefold pack with lyric artwork. These are limited to only 100 copies! And each one has a download card to get the digital version for free.
Apart from the Blinc Records shop, the vinyl is available in Spillers Cardiff and Palas Print Caernarfon.
Digital
You can choose a format of MP3 (256Kbps), FLAC or WAV. Available from…
Blinc Records – http://recordiaublinc.com/cynnyrch/rogue-jones-vu-mp3flacwav
iTunes – https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/vu/id1049027310
Google Play – https://play.google.com/store/music/album/Rogue_Jones_Vu?id=Bxo5jgv3dl7pknpgb4sm5l76uza
Amazon – http://www.amazon.co.uk/Vu-Rogue-Jones/dp/B016Q26CY8/ref=sr_1_1?s=dmusic&ie=UTF8&qid=1446473940
Enjoy!
An update on the new Rogue Jones album…
Only 4 days to go until we release VU into the world! We’re really looking forward to the moment everyone will be able to hear it.
There’s a gig to launch the album in Four Bars, upstairs in Dempseys, Cardiff, this Thursday (October 29th) at 8 p.m. We’re sure this will be an event to remember, as the band convey their relief at being able to release the long-awaited album. A live band will perform the songs, and we’ll be offering the album for sale to attendees earlier than the official release. Supporting on the night will be Horses, from Cardiff, and Sous les Paves from Newport (details below).
To celebrate the coming of the album the band have released three of the songs on their Soundcloud page – The King Is Dead, the album’s opening track, and the two songs that were released as singles last year, Halen and Little Pig of Tree. Go to https://soundcloud.com/rogue-jones to have a listen.
In addition, they’ve also prepared a great video for The King Is Dead – https://vimeo.com/75428810
To those living in the Cardiff area, we look forward to welcoming you to the launch gig on Thursday.
Horses:
Twitter: @HORSESBAND
https://soundcloud.com/HORSESBAND
Sous les Paves:
https://www.facebook.com/souslespavesmusic
https://soundcloud.com/sous-les-paves
