Bits n Bobs by Pixy Jones: Album Review

by Gabe Finch October 18, 2022

October 18, 2022

Bits n Bobs by Pixy Jones: Album Review

Pixy Jones drops his psych-rock album ‘Bits n Bobs’, by going against the current, patiently enduring the effects of COVID-19, and working with all that he had, even to the extent of quitting smoking to fund his project, which is applaudable.

The Welsh musician gained notoriety for his experimental work with the rock band El Goodo. And when he struck out on his own, he reached new heights as a platform from which to exhibit his various talents. From the opening dreamy track ‘’I Got Lose’’ to the number “Dewch Draw,” Pixy Jones builds a unique collection that sends you from one era to the other. He put together a stunning mix of songs that range from psychedelic pop with lush harmonies from the 1960s to alt-country with jangling tremolo guitar. The guitarist and songwriter shared his experience behind creating the debut album and gives credit to those who made it a successful project:

“Originally I wanted it to just be a quickly recorded slapdash and get it out sort of thing but I had a year and a half during Covid to think about it a bit more and ended up taking more care to get it done properly. It was just me there so I played most of it myself apart from Stephen Black (Sweet Baboo) who played brass and woodwind on one song and Rhodri Brooks (AhGeeBe) plays some pedal steel on a couple. Elliott and Canny from ‘El Goodo’ played drums.”