1999 was a great year for BEN & JASON.

Like Bell & Sebastian they are shaping up to be the most fashionable, anti-fashion band around.
Melody Maker wrote: "Like Jeff Buckley during a power cut, Radiohead revelling in rehearsals or Crowded House coping with a chip pan fire - a giddly swirl of carefully constructed but vulnerably raw semi-acoustic tales of love and loss."
Their debut mini-album, the marvellous 'Hello', and it's equally acclaimed follow-up, 'Emoticons', mixed solid folk/ pop with wry observations of life.
Working with Nick Drake's arranger - Robert Kirby - also boosted their credibility. But their biggest leap forward came with their unlikely contributions to Martine McCutcheon's debut album!

Having recently completed a nationwide tour with David Gray.
Their next release is 'Romeo and Juliet Are Drowning' (February 7th), with additional tracks including a remix of Say Come (hello, djs...) and a Randy Newman cover which Jason says "...will have you all scrabbling for your hankies for one reason or another."
NME wrote: "A luxuriously tuneful cushion of songs about imaginery friends and ice cold lovers - a tantalising introduction."