PIONEERS AND FRAGRANT FLOWERS
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Pioneer and Fragrant Flowers – Stephen’s 13th Release
Album Release Date: July 25, 2025
All tracks FCC Clean
CREDITS:
Lyrics: Stephen Jacques
Recording Engineer/Mixing: Taylor Hales of Electrical Audio, Chicago.
Acoustic Guitar, Vocals: Stephen Jacques
Producer, Bass, Acoustic, Electric Guitars: Jason Narducy
Steel, Acoustic, Electric, Guitars: Chris Siebold
Piano, Keyboard: Vijay Tellis-Novak
Drums, Percussion: Gerald Dowd
Backing Vocals: Jennifer Hall
Mastering: Chicago Mastering
Cover Art: Emma Johnson
Focus Tracks: 1, 2, 3
1. Fragrant Flowers* (3:14)
2. Native American Sweetness*(3:42)
3. Dusty Danny* (3:41)
4. Gunfire at Midnight (2:16)
5. Smoking Trail (3:24)
6. Wheel Done Broke (2:46)
7. Love Downriver (3:58)
8. Trailhead Fire (4:19)
9. Campfire Daydream (4:10)
10.Sunset Horsey (4:22)
Stephen Jacques
A true artist and songwriter world-renowned for his prolific, heartfelt alt-rock love songs, Stephen is one of America’s greatest storytellers and Renaissance men. His body of work was culled from a lifetime of self-made opportunities and life experiences, including those as an engineer, a Hollywood actor, a custom builder, a TV host, and a guitarist. Stephen has released 12 albums to date, two of those produced by Steve Albini. Though Stephen lives in Charlottesville, Virginia, his family hails from New Orleans and New York. His Italian grandfather was a multi-instrumentalist during the roaring 20s, and his aunt on the French side of his family was a fabulous blues singer. His music was influenced by great rock and punk bands heard throughout the mid-Atlantic in his 20s and 30s, as well as by a good friend — a Beatles fan — who introduced him to his first chords on an acoustic guitar at age 16. Stephen currently writes all of his music and performs in the Charlottesville, Virginia, area. Over 300 radio stations and podcasts have played his records.
May 30,2024: “Despite The Beatles telling us that it was all you need, I think that Stephen Jacques is nearer the mark with the sentiment behind his latest single, perhaps “Sometimes Love is Not Enough. Produced by the renowned Steve Albini.” – Dancing about Architecture, Dave Franklin
July 6, 2024: “Sometimes Love is not Enough” displays crystal clear purity at its finest. Stephen’s heart & soul is on full display here. – Skope Magazine, Jimmy Rae
June 26, 2024: “Prayers for an Orange Cat,” is a stunning studio work that sets the bar higher with a huge variety of influences. – Bandcamp Diaries
July 1, 2024: Every word possesses a distinctive power cutting to the absolute heart of the matter. “Sometimes Love is Not Enough” presents a powerful, divine realm”. – Beach Sloth
July 28,2023: “He’s prolific. Damn is he prolific. Long before you have tired of one release, another comes along to beguile you, not that you ever really tired of Stephen Jacques.” —The Big Take Over, Dave Franklin
July 27, 2023: “Stephen Jacques is the last of a breed. One of those musical storytellers that loves to create songs that sound like books — not going to tell you pretty little lies … present the unvarnished truth.” —Skope Magazine, Dan MacIntosh
Stephen Jacques | PHOTOS CREDIT: Darin Back Photography
Contact:
Publicist:
Krista Vilinskis
Elephants & Flowers Media
1 (612) 242-1727
Elephantsandflowersmedia@gmail.com
Artist Contact:
Stephen Jacques
Email: sjacques4969@gmail.com
Twitter: @jacquesstephenr
Instagram: @stephenjacquesmusic