Following the footsteps of past classics, soul music’s power to anchor the present remains as strong as ever. London singer-songwriter and guitarist Olive Jones embodies this sentiment in a warm, welcoming way. Unpretentious and unflinchingly glass-half-full, Jones’ sound is as weightless as jazz music, as rooted as the blues, and as striking as the best pop. 

Jones gained a wider recognition featuring on Leeds soul act Gotts Street Park’s breakout track “Tell Me Why”, her honeyed voice fully in focus. She recently stepped into the limelight on her own with latest single “End Of Time”, an R&B-inflected tune that embraces you like those first glints of springtime at the tail end of winter. 

“Drawing together some prime soul and R&B influences, there’s a jazz-like elasticity to her work, finished with a very modern sheen” – Clash Magazine