Jared McCloud
Jared Ross McCloud (born June 24, 1980) is an American singer-songwriter, currently living in Maine. He had notable success with his record, Romance of the Atlantic, released on Sling Slang Records on May 22, 2009. McCloud's style ranges from folk to alternative and he is known for playing intimate solo acoustic performances, or playing with a backing band that brings a rock and roll element to his music. He has been well received by both critics and fans, and continues to tour and write. Early life McCloud was born in Bedford, Texas. Shortly after he was born, his parents divorced and his mother took him and his brother to Connecticut, where she was born. McCloud would later claim that his musical influences came from his brother (who was listening to the 1980s metal) and his mother, an avid Motown fan ("It really depended on who I was in the car with- if I was with my brother it could be anything from Mötley Crüe to King Diamond. If I was in my Mom's car it was Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, Smokey Robinson..."). McCloud began playing guitar at age five when his brother put one in his hands. From there he