HARE OF THE DOG
The Jones
2027
THE ALBUM
Somebody New
the sound
Melodic indie rock with a pop heart. “Somebody New” sits somewhere between the driving guitars of Foo Fighters and the effortless melody of a Post Malone hook, with a simple pop chorus at its centre. Big enough to sing along to, but stripped back enough to keep the feeling intact.
the story
Self-renvention manque. At first glance, “Somebody New” sounds like another song about leaving someone behind and finding someone else. But the somebody in question is rather more elusive. When the lyric turns to “I feel like somebody new”, the clue is in the hyphen that isn’t there: some-body. A new body. A new self.
It’s the peculiar optimism of deciding, usually at an unreasonable hour, that tomorrow will be different. The old habits will go, the work will get done, the head will be clearer; suddenly you can almost see the better version of yourself waiting around the corner. Whether that transformation ever quite arrives is beside the point. For a few minutes, you believe it will. And sometimes that feeling is enough to make you somebody new.
Left Town
Round My Head
the sound
Three-chord rock ’n’ roll, with a touch of Creedence and the Rolling Stones. Simple drums, a rolling bass line and loose, dirty guitars give “Round My Head” the feel of an old-school bar-room rocker - deceptively simple, but built to stick around.
the story
Psychological thriller disguised as a love song. “Round My Head” sounds at first like a song about a girl causing trouble, but the real battle is happening inside his own head. She’s lying, she’s trying it on with his friends, and she just won’t leave him alone - even when she isn’t there.
The repeated “she’s been running round my head” turns the song into something more claustrophobic. She isn’t just a person anymore; she’s a thought he can’t shake, circling the same few inches of his mind. Even the fingers down his own throat come from that feeling - the thought of her makes him so sick he wants to make himself throw up. It’s jealousy turning physical, romance losing its polish and becoming something raw, ugly and strangely funny.
By the time he’s singing “I think I’m on something strong”, you’re left wondering whether he’s hooked on her, the chaos, or simply the feeling of being completely consumed by somebody.
Living For Rita
I don't know how we'll sleep together
Dancing On My Own
Dancing On My Own began life during a chaotic late-night jam at home, when the usual boundaries between reality, imagination and intoxication seemed to blur. Written spontaneously while messing around with the band, the song grew from that disorientating, larger-than-life feeling into a feverish vision of nightclub lust, romantic obsession and the peculiar loneliness of being surrounded by people yet feeling completely alone.
Driven by raw guitar-band energy and a hazy, almost hallucinatory atmosphere, it follows a narrator caught between desire and rejection, returning to the same club, watching someone slip away and questioning whether any of it meant anything in the first place. There’s a darkly playful edge to the lyrics, but beneath the swagger sits something more vulnerable: the strange mixture of jealousy, fantasy and self-destruction that keeps you coming back for another night.
Written in the moment rather than pieced together in a studio, Dancing On My Own captures the spontaneity and unpredictability at the heart of The Jones. The single will be released on 30 October, bringing an old homegrown idea into the band’s next chapter.
Get Off The Phone
Calm Girl
Singing The Blues
Got Started On
Do What You Do
Don't Call Me, Stacey
