One half of folk duo Georgia Fair, Jordan Wilson has recently released his debut solo single 'Totem'.
An acoustic, finger-picking ride of folk-rootsy melodies and delightfully washed-out production backbone the vulnerable, searing lyrical themes surrounding the demise of a long-term relationship.
It's a powerful track that will remain with you long after the last threads of the song have wafted out of the speakers.
With his new solo project just sprouting wings, Jordan is also juggling album sessions with Georgia Fair as well as the upcoming release of his first book.
Due later this year, 'Some Short, Some Long' features several short stories, one longer story and poems with illustrations to match.
Here, Jordan shares five of his favourite authors and the books that have resonated with him.
1: Rachel Cusk
Favourite book 'Outline'. It caught me way off guard and I was hooked ever since. It's the honesty that counts with Rachel. She's intimidating and very loveable at the same time. Go figure.
2: Ken Follet
At the moment I'm reading 'Pillars Of The Earth', but I think 'Winter Of The World' is my favourite. World War One and he makes me feel like I'm down the mine in the North of England. Scary stuff.
3: Karl Ove Knausgaard
'A Death In The Family (My Struggle 1). His flow is unreal. I like putting him on the YouTube and just listening to him go: poetry, tragedy and humour dripping out of him.
4: Laurel
'The Mutterings Of A Laurel'. She's a songwriter but she wrote this book; actually it's like a journal. It's so raw and honest. It epitomises youth but at the same time it's so mature.
5: Henry Miller
Anything by this guy. He will take you up to the cosmos and then rip you down to the gutter in one breath, and give you a good slap for your trouble.
