Kelly Jones announces new solo album ‘Inevitable Incredible’, shares title track

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Kelly Jones has announced details of a new solo album ‘Inevitable Incredible’. Check out the moving title track below.The upcoming record marks the latest full-length solo effort from the musician, following on from his time as the frontman for Stereophonics and in his more recent side-project Far From Saints.Set for release on May 3, ‘Inevitable Incredible’ sees Jones writing primarily on the piano for the first time.

All the tracks were crafted between October and December of 2022, and are set to be some of his most emotional and brutally honest music to date.According to a press release, the songs were born from “material he never set out to create, but knew he needed to see through to completion, and complete quickly to capture the raw essence of what he’d created”.

The LP was recorded at the remote Ocean Sound studio in Norway, tucked away on a tiny remote island in the North Sea.To announce the new LP, Jones has shared the moving title track – a stripped-back yet cinematic song that captures the essence of the upcoming album.Entirely piano-led, the song marks a new direction for Jones, and sees the singer pushing himself out of his comfort zone to show more vulnerability than ever before.“I see you, in my mind’s eye/ Will you hold me hostage?/ Until I die?/ You spin your barrel/ Should I say goodbye?/ But I’m still alive,” he sings at the beginning of the track, as the track gradually develops.“I’ve tried to hide/ I’ve tried to run/ But you come harder with your gun/ So untie my hands/ I won’t resist,” he continues in the verse.