In the early nineties, from a tiny village in deepest darkest Wiltshire, UK, there came a band with fire in its belly and blues in its heart, and that band was called The Hoax. One of its four key members was Jon Amor, a long, lean guitar player who, along with his cohorts, toured the UK, Europe and the USA for eight years until the group disbanded in 1999, with four successful albums and a string of awards to its name.

Since then, Jon has taken on the role of frontman with his band AMOR and established himself as a singer and songwriter in his own right, releasing two highly acclaimed and influential albums and giving the British blues rock scene a much-needed shot in the arm.

Jon disbanded AMOR in 2005 and made the final leap into solo performance with a unique one-man show, and a collection of finely crafted songs which eventually made up the highly acclaimed album “Unknown Soldier”. Produced by Jon’s regular producer Stephen Evans, whose own CV includes working with Robert Plant, Goldfrapp and Thea Gilmore, the album bears Amor’s hallmarks of freshness and originality. Robert Plant gives his endorsement of Amor’s work with a guest appearance on ‘Ball & Chain’, and the album also features renowned drummer Clive Deamer of Portishead and Roni Size fame.

“Unknown Soldier is a truly great album.” Mark Lamarr, BBC Radio 2

“Amor has always been an impressive song craftsman but, on this bold new
album in these innovative settings, his material has the space it really
needs to live and breathe, easily matching the kind of power he can whip up
in his live shows.” Johnny Black (Q/Mojo)

“Amor has lost none of his drive or individuality …. if you liked the sheer dynamic exuberance of the Amor band albums, light and acoustic one moment then grinding electricity the next, you can pick this up with this writer’s hearty recommendation.” Blues Matters! Magazine

“Contemporary, catchy and extremely well-crafted…. This is Jon’s most outstanding work to date” Burn Magazine

“Rocks with an edgy energy…. With a rangy voice that slips into an easy falsetto” The Times