Jon Mckiel

Newcastle legend Nev Clay shares “I flew a flag” – “I’m mindful that it’s a topic that’s been in the news, but the song’s about something else entirely. I’ve been thinking a lot too about my friend and local musical hero George Welch, who passed away last week.” Nev also has a Newcastle show on September 4th with The Burning Hell and Jon McKiel…this will be a bit special.

On Hex, Jon McKiel absorbs and repurposes a whole host of genres, but the overall sound – a trippy, fuzzy-edged pop – is strangely consistent, while the songs come from the realm of dreams, their edges softened by sleep but their message sharp and bright.

In a follow-up to his homespun 2020 gem Bobby Joe Hope, Jon McKiel returns on May 3rd with Hex. Listen to the title track – “Sometimes observing systems and people on the brink of collapse, it feels as though there is a hex on all of us…”