When reflecting on Paul Simon’s work in the 1980s, Graceland often steals the spotlight. Its monumental impact tends to eclipse the subtler, more introspective brilliance of Hearts and Bones, released in 1983. Considered by many to be one of Simon’s most underrated albums, Hearts and Bones delivers an honest, mature rumination on love—particularly through the lens of Simon’s relationship with actress Carrie Fisher.
For over 25 years, siblings Margo and Michael Timmins have quietly constructed a sound that defies easy classification—something between a whisper and a wail, an ethereal drift through the undercurrents of blues, folk, and alt-country. Their chemistry is the foundation of this sonic world, an intuitive push and pull that transforms their music into intimate and boundless.
Born in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England, David Jackson spent his first year in nearby Swadlincote, Derbyshire. He grew up in the Paulsgrove area of Portsmouth, where he attended the Portsmouth Technical High School. Jackson’s parents moved to nearby Gosport when he was a teenager.
