BRITISH blues rock guitarist and singer-songwriter Laurence Jones plays the Fulford Arms, York, on May 12.

Often labelled "the future of the blues", he has five albums to his name by the age of 26, the latest being last month's The Truth. "It was an amazing experience to record the album because the band and I flew out to Miami and that was the first time I’ve been to Miami," he says.

"I didn’t really know what to expect other than the generic Miami Beach experience: the girls and the guys on the beach working out. So, it was a great experience. I got to record at the old Sony Studios and it was such a cool studio.

"To me, it didn’t feel like a normal recording process because I can find it sometimes boring, a bit of a drag, to be in the studio because it's not a live atmosphere where I thrive off. We had a great set-up, the band were all playing live in one room and I was in the control room, so I had to wear headphones and I could see the band through a screen. To me it felt like I was playing live and I wasn’t in sort of a claustrophobic environment."

The songs all came naturally, reveals Jones. "We did a lot of pre-production before the album and we flew out to the Caribbean to meet our producer, Gregory Elias, and he shaped the songs even more," he says. "When we got into the studio, we were sort of prepared for what we were going to do and we had this whole concept, this idea, of a crossover album. I always try to press with the blues. I think this is definitely my most out-there album in terms of song-writing and being more about just being in the song, not just suiting the guitar."

What marks out The Truth from Jones's previous albums? "The songs are more structured in a pop/rock way, all having a verse, chorus and middle eight," he says. "I'm inspired by all kinds of music; I've mixed my new influences and old influences together to create this album.

"The vocals for me set this record apart from previous albums. The vocals and story of a song connect emotionally with people. If you combine this with the rawness of the blues guitar, that emotion can come across even stronger. It's all about the melodies, people can sing along to all of these songs. Sometimes the simplest things come across more powerful."

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