Artist description In the spirit of Tom Petty, Lucinda Williams and Jeff Tweedy, John Haydon is alt-country at its best. For five years, Haydon has delivered New England audiences songs written from the heart and built to last. She's Gone hit stores in February of 2003

Music Style Roots Rock, Americana, Folk

Musical Influences Tom Petty, Wilco, SonVolt, Johnny Cash

Similar Artists Tom Petty, Wilco, SonVolt, Johnny Cash

Group Members John Haydon, Steve Chaggaris, Jerry O'Hare, Seth Peterson, Pete Weiss

Albums She's Gone

Press Reviews "road tested, radio ready, and immediately catchy. There's a strong Lucinda Williams country rock groove being etched here." - Turks Head Review "...BOOOM! This thing, this song, this upbeat, positive, sunshiny song had me giddyas all hell. 'Nothing New' is the fucking 'MMmBop' for the sort of independent,alternative, and college rock geek set. Good enough that I'd played it again, and again, and again. And now I even listen to the rest of the disc most of the time. The songs are queerly happy. You gotta figure this guy, John Haydon, has something wrong with him, or just maybe he's Jonathon Richman's geek kid brother... Grievous angels be damned, on Resolve John Haydon has them dancing around like little girlsat a slumber party, and I wanna be there." - Bangsheet: May, 2000 "The sound of Americana. Take one part twangy electric guitar, fold in Drums and bass, whip together with some Hammond B3 and you have an immediately recognizable American rock blend - as American as blue jeans, hayseed and ribbons of asphalt. John Haydon covers such familiar turf here. We're smack dab in the dustbowl land of Jayhawks, Wallflowers, Crows and singers named Gram, Steve or Lucinda. I especially liked the rootsy B3 of Ken Clark on this disc. The songwriting has a keenly pedestrian pop intelligence to it, and the lyrical content even seems reflective, almost mystically philosophical in a "life changing" kind of way. Could this be closet Christianity lurking in the dusty corners? Perhaps. Gram Parsons, Townes Van Zandt, and Bob Dylan have been known to mine the gospel belt for clues, haven't they? Or maybe I'm reading between the lines. Take it straight on for what it's worth and discover for yourself. It's the American way, right?" -Jim Esch, Turk's Head Review

Location Watertown, MA - USA

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