{"id":25288,"date":"2020-06-14T12:37:34","date_gmt":"2020-06-14T17:37:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kjagradio.com\/themic\/?p=25288"},"modified":"2020-06-18T19:46:07","modified_gmt":"2020-06-19T00:46:07","slug":"uk-electro-maddox-jones-invites-you-into-his-headspace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kjagradio.com\/themic\/uk-electro-maddox-jones-invites-you-into-his-headspace\/","title":{"rendered":"UK electro MADDOX JONES invites you into his &#8220;Headspace&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- VideographyWP Plugin Message: Automatic video embedding prevented by plugin options. -->\n\n\n<iframe width=\"789\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k5Jb0Txti8E\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>Written by Maddox Jones, recorded and produced in a single day with close friend and\u00a0producer\u00a0<strong>Dave Crawford<\/strong>,\u00a0<em>\u201c<\/em>Headspace\u201d moves through an initial sparse production to a complex synth-washed pop number, before turning into a hands-in-the-air, eyes-closed soundscape, while Maddox builds his warm tenor to a propulsive chorus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cIt\u2019s a song that kept me company in the dead of night when I was used to sleeping next to somebody and found myself alone. It can force you to take a proper look at yourself when you only have yourself for company. I wonder if maybe lots of people might be feeling a bit like this right now, if they&#8217;re isolating alone in this pandemic. It\u2019s about searching for a connection with someone when they\u2019re going through something hard and you just want to be there for them, to be a safe space for them.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These emotions have been translated into warm and comforting visuals with the evoking video accompanying the single, a collection of instagrammable moments perfectly depicting the song\u2019s yearning for meaningful connection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With\u00a0<em>\u201c<\/em>Headspace\u201d Maddox Jones is set to make an impact on the international music scene and take his rightful place as one of the most exciting emerging artists of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"417\" src=\"https:\/\/kjagradio.com\/themic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/unnamed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kjagradio.com\/themic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/unnamed.jpg 580w, https:\/\/kjagradio.com\/themic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/unnamed-300x216.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>British singer and songwriter&nbsp;<strong>Maddox Jones<\/strong>&nbsp;unveils \u201c<strong>Headspace\u201d<\/strong>, the title track and first single to be lifted from his debut EP, set for release on July 10, 2020&nbsp;<em>via<\/em><strong>Radikal\/ Quattro Records.&nbsp;<\/strong>The video premiered on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/reybee.us13.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&amp;id=ee4ce1e000&amp;e=628b5c447f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">American Songwriter<\/a>, who called the track &#8220;a song that starts out with a simple, solemn synth-based riff, but builds into a complex, cathartic danceable anthem.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHeadspace\u201d is Maddox Jones&#8217; first release as a solo artist. While fronting the band Born Stranger is never an easy task &#8211; and Jones had his fair share of experience playing and collaborating with other artists &#8211; standing alone and allowing his deepest emotions to flow through some of the most personal songs he has ever written was a completely different experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Free from any restrictions, this new creative process allowed the talented artist to develop a vulnerable body of work while exploring a more diverse sound palette. The result is a personal journey through hedonism, love, loss and the pain of growing up, all echoed by Maddox\u2019s honest vocals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Written by Maddox Jones, recorded and produced in a single day with close friend and\u00a0producer\u00a0Dave Crawford,\u00a0\u201cHeadspace\u201d moves through an initial sparse production to a complex synth-washed pop number, before turning into a hands-in-the-air, eyes-closed soundscape, while Maddox builds his warm tenor to a propulsive chorus. \u201cIt\u2019s a song that kept me company in the dead [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25300,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[137,3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-25288","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-video","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-edm","8":"category-vids","9":"post_format-post-format-video"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjagradio.com\/themic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25288","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjagradio.com\/themic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjagradio.com\/themic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjagradio.com\/themic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjagradio.com\/themic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25288"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kjagradio.com\/themic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25288\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25299,"href":"https:\/\/kjagradio.com\/themic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25288\/revisions\/25299"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjagradio.com\/themic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25300"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjagradio.com\/themic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25288"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjagradio.com\/themic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25288"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjagradio.com\/themic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25288"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}