Jackson Pines
Jackson Pines | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Jackson, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Genres | Folk rock, indie folk |
| Years active | 2016–present |
| Website | www |
| Members | James Black Joe Makoviecki |
Jackson Pines is an American folk rock band from New Jersey.
History[edit]
Jackson Pines is an indie folk duo from Jackson, New Jersey, consisting of Joe Makoviecki and James Black.[1] Both members were previously playing together, since 2011, in the group Thomas Wesley Stern.[2] Their debut EP, entitled NY-23A, contains an original song and a few covers, and it was recorded using one microphone, in a farmhouse in Palenville, New York. A review from Speak Into My Good Eye calls the EP a "beautiful collection of songs [that] establishes Jackson Pines' warm, natural aesthetic with Makoviecki's voice echoing and honoring the great songwriters.[3] Their first album Purgatory released in 2017. The title track tells the story a woman having her first child, and a preacher scared the world is going to end, with Makoviecki explaining in The Aquarian Weekly that "I don't write any songs that don't have at least one foot in my real experience."[2] Billboard calls the album a "mash-up of James Taylor and Tom Petty -- with serious focus on acoustic guitar."[4]
Jackson Pines released the EPs Lost & Found in 2017. Gas Stations Blues & Diamond Rings released in 2019, and Bob Makin in New Jersey Stage says the duo "prove themselves to be one of New Jersey's best examples of those kinds of sounds and stories [of] American roots music."[5] That year, they were featured on PBS program State of the Arts.[6]
Members[edit]
- James Black
- Joe Makoviecki
Discography[edit]
- Albums
- Purgatory Road (2017)
- EPs
- NY-23A (2016)
- Lost & Found (2017)
- Gas Stations Blues & Diamond Rings (2019)
References[edit]
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Johnstone, Chelsea (4 April 2018), "New Jersey local duo Jackson Pines breaks free with own acoustic folk style", The College Voice, retrieved 18 March 2019
- Jordan, Chris (17 January 2019), "Rising talent", The Asbury Park Press, retrieved 18 March 2019
- Makin, Bob (2 January 2019), "Makin Waves Record of the Week: "Gas Station Blues & Diamond Rings" by Jackson Pines", New Jersey Stage, retrieved 18 March 2019
- Mehalick, Mike (29 August 2016), "SIMGE Stream: Jackson Pines Releases Debut EP NY-23A", Speak Into My Good Eye, retrieved 18 March 2019
- Pfeiffer, John (16 June 2017), "Shoreworld: Jackson Pines – 'Purgatory Road'", The Aquarian Weekly, retrieved 18 March 2019
- Weatherby, Taylor (8 September 2017), "New Jersey Indie-Folk Duo Jackson Pines Debut Rustic New EP, 'Lost and Found'", Billboard, retrieved 18 March 2019
