Featured Press
Wonderland. Magazine - “Countdown” Music Video Premiere
Jun 01 23
Wonderland. Magazine premiered the music video for Countdown.
Billboard - Queer Jams of the Week
Feb 02 23
Sugar Pie by Dakota Jones was selected by Billboard to be one of the “Queer Jams of the Week”.
Headliner Magazine
Jan 30 2023
Dakota Jones was selected and interviewed as a Headliner Magazine Emerging artist
Grindr - New Music FriGay
Jan 23 2023
Sugar Pie was selected as showcase for Grindr’s “New Music FriGay”
BBC Radio 4
Oct 16 2021
BBC Radio 4 Loose Ends acoustic performance of Black Light
“All Funked Up” Spotify Playlist
Jun 18 2021
“I Did It to Myself” was added to the Spotify editorial playlist, “All Funked Up”
BBC Radio London
Jul 06 2021
BBC Radio London interview with Robert Elms
BBC Radio Bristol
Jun 29 2021
BBC Radio Bristol interview with Claire Cavanagh
The Times
Jun 18 2021
I Did It To Myself by Dakota Jones
“Pillow between my legs/ You’re on my mind,” purrs Tristan Carter-Jones over suggestive jazz-funk on the New Yorkers’ new one
FAME Magazine
Jun 21 2021
New York’s DAKOTA JONES Drops Funk-Filled New Single, I DID IT TO MYSELF
Fortitude Magazine
Jun 18 2021
Single Review: Dakota Jones – I Did It To Myself
Lock Magazine
Jul 27 2021
Taking influences from different times and types of music, and spearheaded by their shamelessly unrestricted lead singer and songwriter Tristan Carter-Jones, this exciting new collective make music to let loose to, revelling in that honest no-holds-barred attitude.
Out Front Magazine
Aug 17 2021
Funky layers emphasize the magnetism of instant attraction to nostalgia, the refreshing revelation of modern soul, and the essence of vintage blues.
Soul&Jazz&Funk
Aug 17 2021
The Brooklyn four-piece have created an album full of soul, modern blues and touches of jazz funk that feels both timeless and fresh.
God is in the TV
Jun 21 2021
Funky is definitely the word, and positivity flows from this track. Tristan has a stunning bluesy vocal with a depth that sits perfectly with the message Dakota Jones want to tell.
She Makes Music
Jun 21 2021
Harnessing timeless groove and magisterial queer black power, NYC four-piece Dakota Jones are set to release their debut full-length album, Black Light on August 27…
Soul&Jazz&Funk
Jun 18 2021
As an hors d’oeuvre, the band have released the first single, a funky-bluesy cocktail, ‘I Did It To Myself’. Like the rest of the upcoming LP, the track was produced by Grammy-winning John Wooler – who has worked with everyone from John Lee Hooker and John Hammond to Isaac Hayes and Van Morrison.
LOUD WOMEN
Jun 18 2021
A perfect blend of blue, funk, rock and a proud message from singer-songwriter Tristan Carter-Jones
WavyPack
Jan 2021
Within Reign, All Hail Dakota Jones Band
The New York based rock band led by Tristan Carter-Jones are legends now.
Gourmet Gigs
Jun 26 2021
What hits you straight away is the raw, surprisingly deep and sensual vocals belonging to lead lady Tristan Carter-Jones.