NÜNAZWANZG

Haldern feature three:

How old are you? Do you know who Johnny Cash was?
Of course you know. But, do you know who Jamie N Commons is?

Born in Bristol, Commons moved to Chicago with his family at the age of six after his father's job transferred there. The first gig his father took him to was the Allman Brothers: "I have strong memories of strange-smelling smoke and the guy next to us howling like a wolf."

Nina

Returning to the West Country at 16 with a skewed accent, he taught himself the brass tacks of the guitar and, aged 18, moved to London to study music at Goldsmiths in New Cross.

For You To Learn

Singing the blues at 22 is a tough call. It's not just the baggage and breadth of the subject matter: you also need the right pipes and without them you risk parody.

Devil In Me

Fortunately Commons has them. After spending years trying and failing to imitate Gregg Allman, he found a substitute and the resulting sound is both rasping and lovely but inevitably studied, something he defends: "If I didn't think it was genuine I wouldn't sing in that way."

The Preacher

Can’t await the album. Give us some more blues Jamie!!! And thanks to The Guardian.