Former high-school teacher turned singer-songwriter Rob Jones blends US heartland rock with a distinctly British sense of existential crisis, crafting widescreen Americana with his band The Restless Dream - a collection of some of the best musicians in Manchester.

His new album Stars is a cinematic, soul-searching record shaped by misadventure, meaning-making, and the quiet hope that follows a long dark night of the soul.

Think Bruce Springsteen meets Bob Seger via the backstreets of Manchester. Big choruses, rich harmonies, organ, guitar, sax—stories told in neon and starlight.

Inspired by Rob’s abandoning of his career, relationship and the well-worn paths of modern life, it’s a record for anyone who doesn’t quite know where they are any more.