I recently reached out to Jamen Brooks 
to see how I could get a copy of his solo album Sleephead and I was able to nab one of the few copies he had left (though hopefully he will be getting it added to iTunes soon). I had been thinking about his disc for about four years since I heard a few of his songs with his band Clover on a Guapo Records compilation and I finally got around to nabbing a copy. Clover was breaking up and Jamen was working on a solo album, which was finally released in 2004.
Brooks will never win American Idol. He’s not that kind of singer. He’s more of the Bob Dillon flavor, a tremendous song writer with a whose passion rings through his voice. Brooks is definitely rock, with a heavy dose of accoustic guitar, but he refuses to to follow a formula, and breaks new boundries each arrangement.
When I talked to him in February, he said he was hoping to get back into the studio with Sleephead producer John Hancock later this year. No word yet when we can expect the album, but I can guarentee I won’t wait 2 years to pick the next one up.