Meilyr Jones unleashes "Refugees", his debut solo single [Premiere]

12 June 2015, 10:30 | Written by Laurence Day

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Former Race Horses frontman Meilyr Jones is debuting his first solo single "Refugees" - due out via Moshi Moshi on 31 July - on Best Fit.

The project was borne from the end of two long relationships - one personal, one professional - and a trip to Rome. When he returned, he was reinvigorated.

Close friend Daniel Bradley directed the video for "Refugees", which follows Jones from the moment he enters the studio to record the single, and sees him reel off the song in one take. It's the first of a number of tunes that were recorded in South London with producer Iwan Morgan, engineer Jimmy Robertson, and a 30-piece orchestra comprising “friends, and friends of friends of friends". It was recorded live.

The single will be released with B-side "Birds", of which Jones says: "I wrote "Birds" to follow "Refugees" as one piece. The idea is that you go from indoors, with piano and voice, to outdoors and to nature with Birds. It was influenced by the early Roman wall paintings that I saw in Rome, a photograph of which is used for the artwork of the single."

Watch the "Refugees" video below, and then check out Jones' upcoming dates - including an End Of The Road slot. The artwork for the single is at the bottom of the page.