London-based singer-songwriter Olive Jones captures enduring romance with out resorting to cliché in her new single “Finish of Time.”
Because the precursor to her debut album arriving by way of Nettwerk in 2026, the observe showcases why she’s earned BBC Radio help and levels alongside Bombay Bicycle Membership and Jalen Ngonda.
Jones describes the music as exploring love’s full arc, “from the giddy beginnings to the consolation and stability of weathered love.”
That journey feels palpable in her vocal supply, which carries each vulnerability and assurance. And the manufacturing strikes a cautious steadiness between classic soul textures and up to date polish.
Silky guitar traces weave by way of flickering keys and restrained percussion, creating house for Jones’s vocals to breathe.
There’s a jazz-like elasticity in how the association unfolds, by no means dashing however all the time transferring ahead with function. Jones’s has a capability to fuse soul, jazz, and people influences with out the seams displaying.
Rising up immersed in jazz greats has clearly knowledgeable her understanding of emotional pacing and vocal dynamics. The end result feels concurrently traditional and present. The place classic aesthetics meet fashionable manufacturing sensibilities.
With a spring 2026 headline tour introduced throughout the UK and Europe, together with a London date at Earth on twenty third April, Jones is positioning herself as extra than simply one other voice in Britain’s crowded soul scene.
