Jonathon Newby

{{short description|American singer}}

{{Notability|Music|date=July 2022}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Jonathon Newby

| background = solo_singer

| image =

| image_size =

| caption =Jonathon Newby

| birth_name = Jonathon Christopher Newby

| origin =

| genre = Progressive rock, Experimental rock, Garage rock, Psychedelic rock, Ambient, Dream pop, Soundtracks

| occupation = Musician, Songwriter, Singer, Designer

| instrument = Vocals, Drums, Piano, Bass

| years_active = 2000–present

| label = Young Tobacco,

Previously: Immortal, Fearless Records,

| associated_acts = Brazil, JC Autobody, City Water, Poorly Built Men, JC XMAS

| website = http://www.youngtobacco.com

}}

Jonathon Newby was the lead singer of the post-hardcore/progressive rock band Brazil from its inception in 2000 until August 2007. Newby and his brother Nic Newby were two of the founding members. On earlier Brazil recordings, Newby played drums but eventually became the lead singer. Newby left the band in 2007,{{Cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/24619/singer-jonathon-newby-quits-brazil|title=Singer Jonathon Newby quits Brazil|last=Punknews.org|website=www.punknews.org|access-date=2016-08-16}} resulting in its break-up.

Lyrical influence

Newby takes inspiration from sources, such as literature, pop culture, and film {{Cite web|url=http://www.tlchicken.com/view_story.php?ARTid=2731|title = - tastes like chicken}}

Writing (non-musical)

Newby maintained a blog titled 500 Days of Night [https://web.archive.org/web/20160806140939/http://www.musicalfamilytree.net/profiles/blogs/500-days-of-night-brazil] chronicling every concert Brazil performed from 2000 to 2008.

Discography

=Brazil=

class="wikitable"

!Album

!Label

!Release Date

!Format

Brazil (Demo)

|Sel-released

|2000

|CD

Dasein

|Fearless Records

|September 17, 2002

|CD

The Lost EP

|

|Never

|

A Hostage and the Meaning of Life

|Fearless Records

|April 20, 2004

|CD

The Philosophy of Velocity

|Immortal Records

|October 3, 2006

|CD

=As JC Autobody=

class="wikitable"

!Album

!Label

!Release Date

!Format

[http://youngtobacco.com/JCAUTOBODY Trash (EP)]

|Young Tobacco

|17-Mar-2015

|Digital

[http://youngtobacco.com/JCAUTOBODY Lifetaker (EP)]

|Young Tobacco

|17-Mar-2015

|Digital

[http://youngtobacco.com/JCAUTOBODY Indiana (EP)]

|Young Tobacco

|17-Mar-2015

|Digital

Young Tobacco (LP)

|Young Tobacco

|17-Mar-2015

|Digital

[http://youngtobacco.com/JCAUTOBODY Witches (LP)]

|Young Tobacco

|17-Mar-2015

|Digital

War Paint (LP)

|Young Tobacco

|2017 (TBD; in production)

|TBD; unreleased

= As City Water =

class="wikitable"

!Album

!Label

!Release Date

!Format

1 (EP)

|Young Tobacco

|17-Mar-2015

|Digital

2 (EP)

|Young Tobacco

|11-Sep-2015

|Digital

3 (EP)

|Young Tobacco

|TBD; unreleased

|TBD; unreleased

= As JXMAS =

class="wikitable"

!Album

!Label

!Release Date

!Format

Dirigibles (LP)

|Young Tobacco

|TBD

|TBD; unreleased

= As Poorly Built Men =

class="wikitable"

!Album

!Label

!Release Date

!Format

Husherville (LP)

|Young Tobacco

|TBD; unreleased

|TBD; unreleased

References