When DC music scene veteran Justin Jones first realized he could be a serious songwriter, it was at a townie bar on the Outer Banks that he performed a song that had one patron in tears.
And the empathetic way he sings the lyric, "I could use another friend, I could use another brand new start" from the title track to his new EP The Little Fox, could make one mist up the glasses.
From a guy whose survived some of the darker byproducts of being a musician, there's a real truth and honesty that draws you into his music.
Hear this talent shine on some brand new songs on this week's Between the Grooves, Thursday at 2pm on WTMD.