Bombardier Jones has been the musical handle of singer/songwriter/producer Ian Jones since his debut with "This is the King of Suck" back in the indie-rock ‘90s. His love for British psychedelia and post-punk blend and collide in a sound that is very much his own, even as it draws on the multi-colored legacy of rock n roll. The latest Bombardier Jones record, "Dare To Hope," moves seamlessly from Kinks-ish psych-rock, cosmic country, horn-toasted twang and mellow earworms – all daring the listener to reject despair and reach for hope in an anxious era. A change of mood from 2015’s torchy "Can’t Conquer Me," the uplifting "Dare To Hope" album was brought to life with the help of renowned session musicians Dave Mattacks (Fairport Convention, XTC, Paul McCartney), Jon Carroll (Mary Chapin Carpenter, Dixie Chicks) and Kevin Barry (Jackson Browne, Ray Lamontagne). Jones says the new songs are a call for all-out rebellion against anxiety: “It’s so easy to feel bleak and get ground down, especially these days. The new songs say: Breathe, dance, play, raise hell – shake your blues away.” A child of the DIY punk ethic, Jones opened a rough-and-ready recording studio at the age of 22. Bombardier Jones’ original offerings "This is the King of Suck" and "Dustbowl" quickly followed. Performance Update’s comment that “the band glides from guitary alt-rock into the near regions of country feel with a Velvet Underground-like sensibility” sums up the Bombardier Jones sound pretty well.