In debut album, In Limerence, Fife born artist Jacob Alon introduce themselves as one of the fiercest and beguiling of voices in contemporary folk music. But to limit Jacob solely as a folk artist would be doing them a grave disservice. Theirs is a voice to stop traffic, a storyteller to provoke conversation, and a musician shaking off the shackles of any genre specifics. Though their first songs have flickers of Adrianne Lenker, Nick Drake, Rufus Wainwright and other titans of modern-day songwriting, Alon also feels like a limitless artist. While their raw power shines through clearest with just a voice and guitar, they have the personality and panache of a pop star. In whatever sonic guise they take, their commitment to devastatingly frank lyricism, and to pulling humor and warmth out of despair, makes them a special young voice. Bittersweet symphonies in their truest form.

 

Jacob Alon will perform in Slottsskogen on Friday August 14th