An articulate songwriter with a versatile and gritty tenor voice ?a 　　combination that has drawn comparisons to everyone from Jeff Buckley to 　　Leonard Cohen ?Matthew Perryman Jones has the touch of a poet and the 　　narrative reach of a short story writer, making the best of his songs 　　deeply resonant. Jones began playing out in 1997, debuting at Eddie's 　　Attic in Decatur, GA, but he soon relocated to Nashville. In 2000 he 　　released Nowhere Else But Here followed by an EP, For the Road, in 2003. 　　Released in 2006, Throwing Punches in the Dark was produced by Neilson 　　Hubbard and met with high critical praise, with songs from the set 　　appeared on the soundtracks to the television shows The Hills and Eli 　　Stone. Jones re-teamed with Hubbard for Swallow the Sea, which was 　　released in 2008.