There's a link between Jeb Loy Nichols and last Friday's headliner Horace Andy, in that the former wrote three songs on the latter's 2023 album Midnight Rocker: Try Love, Today Is Right Here and Easy Money.
The other connections are that both Jeb and Horace have worked with dub maestro Adrian Sherwood and had albums released on the On-U Sound label.
Jeb's connection with Sherwood goes way back. Jeb was born in Lander, Wyoming, going on to live in Missouri, Texas and New York City before moving to London in 1981, sharing an East End squat with Adrian, Ari Up and Neneh Cherry.
His CV makes for an enviable read: art director for Pressure Sounds reggae reissue label; guest vocalist for Groove Armada (What's Your Version? on 2007 album Soundboy Rock); print and fabric designer for Paul Smith; compiling the celebrated Country Got Soul series in the early 2000s. Oh, and music that got a ton of great reviews, but fewer sales.
In 1990, Jeb formed the Fellow Travellers with his wife, Lorraine Morley. His debut solo album, Lovers Knot, came in 1997 with second album Just What Time It Is, coinciding with a move to rural Wales in 2000.
His CV makes for an enviable read: art director for Pressure Sounds reggae reissue label; guest vocalist for Groove Armada (What's Your Version? on 2007 album Soundboy Rock); print and fabric designer for Paul Smith; compiling the celebrated Country Got Soul series in the early 2000s. Oh, and music that got a ton of great reviews, but fewer sales.
In 1990, Jeb formed the Fellow Travellers with his wife, Lorraine Morley. His debut solo album, Lovers Knot, came in 1997 with second album Just What Time It Is, coinciding with a move to rural Wales in 2000.
These days, Jeb spends his time as a "writer, musician, artist, worrier, reader, sleeper, tree planter, squirrel watcher."
I can't comment on Jeb's achievements as a tree planter or squirrel watcher, but since my purchase of his On-U albums last year, I've rapidly become a fan.
