Jason McNiff and Songdog

b. England. London-based singer-songwriter McNiff started recording in the early 00s, but he has a sound that harks back to the great folk rock troubadours of the late 60s/early 70s. Influenced by classic American songsmiths such as Tim Hardin, Townes Van Zandt and Bob Dylan, McNiff purveys thoughtful ballads full of carefully crafted imagery and emotional subtlety. These qualities were present right from the start on McNiff's 2000 debut, Off The Rails, produced by Andy Allen of the Hank Dogs, and only developed further as he went along. The 2003 follow-up, Nobody's Son, conti...