Jonnie Common

Jonnie Common

Jonnie Common is a Glasgow-based Scottish indie-electro and electro-folk artist and composer. He begins as a solo project after the end of Down The Tiny Steps in 2009. His music sits mainly in electronic territory, but he also uses samples alongside instruments such as guitar, banjo and harp.

Releases

His discography includes several CD-R albums, EPs and downloads, as well as more widely noted releases including DESK JOB, Master of None and Hair of The Dog, the remix version of that album. Master of None includes a number of songs that first appear on earlier CD-Rs and EPs, including material that also appears in collaborative work from the Down The Tiny Steps period. His second album, Trapped In Amber, comes out on Song, By Toad.

Reception

Trapped In Amber receives mixed but generally positive reviews, with one review describing it as uneven but consistently warm. The single “Shark” is also received positively and appears in NPR’s “Songs We Love” column. “So And So” also draws favourable attention for its depiction of a cancer sufferer.

Collaborations and remixes

Common makes remixes for Scottish artists including Miaoux Miaoux, FOUND and Conquering Animal Sound. He also forms a collaborative project called CARBS with the lead of Conquering Animal Sound, and that project releases the album Joyous Material Failure.