Lazarus Lake

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“While he is able to replicate and authentically write old school country flavor, his real gift is his knack for creating space to explore, combine thoughts, and meld genres. Top that with a mix that lets every line and guitar turnaround shine, and you get a song that’s timeless as it is catchy.” – Knoxville Music

Lazarus Lake, the alt-country outfit of singer/songwriter Michael Jones blends homespun southern rock with the no-frills directness of Americana tradition.

Their debut record Family Tree was released May 30th, 2025 on Kindness Records. Family Tree explores the ties that bind and the ways that they’re strained—with an eye to redeem the moments when life falls apart and to keep alive the memory of loved ones lost.

Family Tree is a record built on the back of long nights and longer weeks in the years that Jones spent gigging solo and in country bands in and around Knoxville, TN through the first half of the decade. The debut record focuses on offering stories of loss and growth that are guided by a gentle hand.

Covering adoration, regret, grief, and everything in between, these songs frame the simple, elegant core of the album: even as it ends—and regardless of how you feel about it at any given time—your family is forever.