Artist description "Jeffreyīs songs are no frills/ no bullshit music, heartfelt and beautifully understated. Sad stories he tells, but sob-stories never. Poignant spotlights on the American Dream gone bad, always original, occasionally rocking, with powerful tunes and a sparse, economical instrumentation. Downtown folk with a punk rock edge." Christine Wunnicke, author, "Jetlag"

Music Style Lo-fi folk punk kind of a thing!

Musical Influences the ghosts of Gram Parsons and Dee Dee Ramone

Artist History Jeffrey Hayes The story Jeffrey Hayes was born in 1969 and grew up in the Watchung Mountains of New Jersey. Ten kids, Jeffrey the youngest. Dadīs filling station doesnīt feed the family. When the gas bill has not been paid you put a camping-stove on top of the gas-stove and cook dinner anyway. When Jeffrey is six, his mother dies. He realizes that singing feels good, preferably alone in the woods, sad songs for the squirrels. Country and Hillbilly, his parents' favourite, the older siblings' RockīnīRoll, the songs from sunday school - everything blends and it blends well. Jeffrey finds a guitar. There is no way back now. One day he finds himself in New York City. He plays street-corners. He discovers the Ramones. A new blend, folk with the 'fuck-it'-attitude of punk rock, itīs weird, itīs perfect. Jeffrey moves to Los Angeles. Gigs in coffee houses, homemade cassettes, odd jobs to survive. He sings and dreams. Drugs help him dream and nearly kill him. He opts against it. In 1998 he visits a friend in Germany and stays. Music for Munich street-corners. Then the first CD, "tree", produced in his bedroom. Critical acclaim. A tour supporting Ani Difranco. Mainstream and riches? Not really. Jeffrey writes new songs, he plays with his band, then solo again, he has family now, a wife and two dogs, and from time to time, in the small hours, Gram Parsonīs ghost drops by and recently also Dee Dee Ramone. "We donīt need no wings now baby/ To set our dreams on high ..." Christine Wunnicke

Location Los Angeles, California - USA

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