https://jonbailey.xyz/ Updates from Jon Bailey -- intimate alternative folk from Saint Augustine, Florida. Free Grief Eater demos, lowercase i, merch, and shows. en-us Thu, 23 Jul 2026 23:00:00 +0000 https://jonbailey.xyz/assets/og-preview.jpg https://jonbailey.xyz/ https://jonbailey.xyz/ https://jonbailey.xyz/#elevation-2026-07-23 Thu, 23 Jul 2026 22:00:00 +0000 jonbailey.xyz elevated: shared demo listening experience, dual light/dark theme, quieter hero, About letter, honest Shows empty state, and secondary Labs overview at https://jonbailey.xyz/labs/. Music remains primary -- seven free Grief Eater demos at https://jonbailey.xyz/grief-eater. https://jonbailey.xyz/labs/ https://jonbailey.xyz/labs/ Thu, 23 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0000 Secondary maker overview: Bias Noticer, AXIOM, GrokLink OS, Ghost Continuum, Trench Coat, and more. Music remains the center of jonbailey.xyz. AEO summary: https://jonbailey.xyz/labs/llms.txt https://jonbailey.xyz/a-cloud-from-my-mouth/ https://jonbailey.xyz/a-cloud-from-my-mouth/ Fri, 17 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000 Free folk demo by Jon Bailey -- a Cloud from my Mouth, Grief Eater track 7. Free stream (~2:53), full lyrics, lyrical interpretation & themes (breath vapor, astronaut loneliness, memories of love); official music video https://youtu.be/mxOo3-tck1c (premiered July 17, 2026); MP3 download currently locked: https://jonbailey.xyz/a-cloud-from-my-mouth/. https://jonbailey.xyz/the-woodpecker/ https://jonbailey.xyz/the-woodpecker/#musicvideo Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Official YouTube music video for The Woodpecker by Jon Bailey debuts July 16, 2026 at 12pm EST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MKxZw4VICM -- free stream, lyrics, themes (holes, loneliness, ash/acacia, coat): https://jonbailey.xyz/the-woodpecker/. https://jonbailey.xyz/the-woodpecker/ https://jonbailey.xyz/the-woodpecker/ Tue, 14 Jul 2026 23:30:00 +0000 Free folk demo by Jon Bailey -- The Woodpecker, Grief Eater track 3. Free stream (~2:58), full lyrics, lyrical interpretation & themes (holes, woodpecker, loneliness, vulnerability, ash tree, acacia, coat); official music video https://youtu.be/5MKxZw4VICM (debuts July 16, 2026 12pm EST); MP3 download currently locked: https://jonbailey.xyz/the-woodpecker/. https://jonbailey.xyz/grief-eater https://jonbailey.xyz/grief-eater#tracklist-rail Tue, 14 Jul 2026 22:00:00 +0000 The Grief Eater page shows a cover-card tracklist of all twelve songs: seven free demos with full cover art (The Woodpecker #3, Crash into Nowhere #4, Took Me For a Ride Inside #5, Hard Stone Carver #6, a Cloud from my Mouth #7, Hello, I Yell #9, Really Rather Swell #11) and five still-redacted titles. Free stream + lyrics on each demo page: https://jonbailey.xyz/grief-eater https://jonbailey.xyz/really-rather-swell/ https://jonbailey.xyz/really-rather-swell/#musicvideo Wed, 15 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Really Rather Swell free demo (Grief Eater track 11); music video currently locked -- stream/lyrics: https://jonbailey.xyz/really-rather-swell/ -- free stream, lyrics, themes (paternal loss, sister, fading, legacy): https://jonbailey.xyz/really-rather-swell/. https://jonbailey.xyz/really-rather-swell/ https://jonbailey.xyz/really-rather-swell/ Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:00:00 +0000 Free folk demo by Jon Bailey -- Really Rather Swell, Grief Eater track 11. Free stream (~3:35), full lyrics, lyrical interpretation & themes (paternal loss, sister, fading, legacy); official music video https://jonbailey.xyz/really-rather-swell/ (debuts July 15, 2026 12pm EST); MP3 download currently locked: https://jonbailey.xyz/really-rather-swell/. https://jonbailey.xyz/took-me-for-a-ride-inside/ https://jonbailey.xyz/took-me-for-a-ride-inside/#musicvideo Tue, 14 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Official YouTube music video for Took Me For a Ride Inside by Jon Bailey (Grief Eater track 5) debuts July 14, 2026 at 12pm EST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppWHrcUnnwo -- free stream, lyrics, themes (cedar moonlight, heavy boot, nobody cares): https://jonbailey.xyz/took-me-for-a-ride-inside/. https://jonbailey.xyz/took-me-for-a-ride-inside/ https://jonbailey.xyz/took-me-for-a-ride-inside/ Mon, 13 Jul 2026 20:00:00 +0000 Free folk demo by Jon Bailey -- Took Me For a Ride Inside, Grief Eater track 5. Free stream (~3:43), full lyrics, lyrical interpretation & themes (cedar moonlight, heavy boot, nobody cares); official music video https://youtu.be/ppWHrcUnnwo (debuts July 14, 2026 12pm EST); MP3 download currently locked: https://jonbailey.xyz/took-me-for-a-ride-inside/. https://jonbailey.xyz/hard-stone-carver/ https://jonbailey.xyz/hard-stone-carver/ Sun, 12 Jul 2026 14:45:00 +0000 Free folk demo by Jon Bailey featuring cellist Sam Shin -- Hard Stone Carver, Grief Eater track 6. Free stream (~4:39), full lyrics, lyrical interpretation & theme analysis (gossip, meaning-making), official music video; MP3 download currently locked: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kiJkR793Nk -- https://jonbailey.xyz/hard-stone-carver/. https://jonbailey.xyz/crash-into-nowhere/ https://jonbailey.xyz/crash-into-nowhere/#musicvideo Sun, 12 Jul 2026 17:40:00 +0000 Official YouTube music video for Crash into Nowhere by Jon Bailey (Grief Eater track 4): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N47bdWUsnqE -- free stream, lyrics, lyrical interpretation & themes (shades of blue): https://jonbailey.xyz/crash-into-nowhere/. https://jonbailey.xyz/hello-i-yell/ https://jonbailey.xyz/hello-i-yell/ Sun, 12 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Free folk demo by Jon Bailey -- Hello, I Yell, Grief Eater track 9. Free stream (~1:25), full lyrics, lyrical interpretation & theme analysis (well, rising tears); MP3 download currently locked: https://jonbailey.xyz/hello-i-yell/. https://jonbailey.xyz/crash-into-nowhere/ https://jonbailey.xyz/crash-into-nowhere/ Sat, 12 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000 Free folk demo by Jon Bailey -- Crash into Nowhere, Grief Eater track 4. Free stream (~3:17), full lyrics, lyrical interpretation & themes, official music video; MP3 download currently locked (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N47bdWUsnqE): https://jonbailey.xyz/crash-into-nowhere/. https://jonbailey.xyz/merch https://jonbailey.xyz/merch Sun, 05 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Hand-painted haunted birds on hoodies, tees, hats, mugs, and totes. Shop at jon-bailey-shop.fourthwall.com -- print-on-demand, ships worldwide. Featured picks on jonbailey.xyz/merch. https://jonbailey.xyz/grief-eater https://jonbailey.xyz/grief-eater Thu, 03 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Wild dogs in the dark. Twelve songs recorded where the light doesn't reach. Sign up for release updates on the official site. https://jonbailey.xyz/music https://jonbailey.xyz/music Mon, 01 Jan 2018 12:00:00 +0000 Eight alternative folk songs from Jon Bailey -- Niagara, Little Birdie, I Guess, Phone Keys Wallet, and more. On Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon. https://jonbailey.xyz/press https://jonbailey.xyz/press.json Thu, 03 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Electronic press kit, quotes from Visit St. Augustine and local press, live booking via jonbailey.xyz.