Shawn Jones is an American

United States

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 singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriter

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 and the founding member of the indie rock

Indie rock

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 group The Lovely Sparrows

The Lovely Sparrows

"The Lovely Sparrows" is an Austin, Texas based indie rock band currently on Abandoned Love Records and founded by Shawn Jones. Their sound is categorized as indie rock, folk rock, experimental rock, alternative rock, or just rock, blending lush, complex arrangements with sing-along choruses that...

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Life

Jones began singing, songwriting and playing music at age 10. He studied at Oklahoma City University and graduated with a degree in Jazz Performance. in Oklahoma City. He currently lives in Austin, Texas

Austin, Texas

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Career

Shawn Jones formed The Lovely Sparrows in 2005. 2006

2006 in music

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's EP Pulling Up Floors... began the transition into more avant-garde

Avant-garde

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 finger picked folk music and "was a brutally wrought pop gem" and "retains the ironic slant of his songwriting while deftly layering dense orchestral arrangements..." 2008

2008 in music

2008 was a huge year in music history with the emergence of pop superstars Lady Gaga and Katy Perry into the mainstream. Also, this is the year that is widely agreed upon by critics as the start of the fall of hip hop from the mainstream and the rise of Synthpop into the mainstream due to acts such...

's full length Bury the Cynics continued to expand on these ideas and explored larger, more developed instrumental arrangements. He has been said to have a "gift for wordplay", with lyrics described as "brainy...startling imagery."
Jones has recorded, toured and played with several bands over the past ten years.

Discography

• Take Your Hats Off You Godless Bastards 7″ (2006) - Self-Released, distributed by Abandoned Love Records
• Pulling Up Floors, Pouring on (New) Paint (2006) - Abandoned Love Records
• Bury the Cynics (2008) - Abandoned Love Records

Sources and external links

• The Lovely Sparrows official website
• The Lovely Sparrows on Myspace
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• Year of the Dog Music Video Eric Power