He is best known for his extensive catalogue of dark folk- and country-influenced solo work, including his 2019 Top 40 single, 'Keep Me in Your Heart', which features in the 2019 film Fisherman's Friends and has been successfully covered by many other artists.
From the late 1990s, he worked sporadically as a solo artist, before forming the alternative rock troupe Candlefire with Daniel Minshull, Rick Porter, and Mark McComish.
[citation needed] In 2006, Jinder kept up his live schedule and also recorded his sophomore solo album, I'm Alive,[4] produced by former Candlefire collaborator Stephen Darrell Smith.
Also included as a bonus track was Jinder's cover of "Always on My Mind", originally taken from a various-artists compilation, Eccentric Elvis, released in support of children's hospice charity Julia's House in 2005.
[citation needed] In January 2009, Jinder returned to the studio to complete his new album, Nine Cents from Benelux,[7] which was released through Din of Ecstasy on 29 June 2009.
2012 became the first in twelve years without a major Jinder tour, the artist opting to take a six-month sabbatical to regroup, get well, and focus on his young family following the disappointment of Crumbs of Comfort.
[citation needed] Crumbs of Comfort contains Jinder's best-known song, "Keep Me in Your Heart",[9] which was later recorded by classical crossover group Elysium III (2010),[10] Aled Jones (2014), and The Kondoors in 2015.
[citation needed] In late 2014, it was announced via Jinder's social media platforms that a new album was in the final stages of mixing and scheduled for release in the new year.
[citation needed] During early sessions for his forthcoming eleventh album, The Silver Age, Jinder took the decision to remix and remaster 2015's Traditional Dark.
The musician added subtle instrumental flourishes, reinstated the track "Waiting for the Sun" that was left off the first release of the album, and oversaw the mastering process to ensure that the record sounded as originally intended.
[citation needed] In late 2018, it was announced that a new version of Jinder's best-known song, "Keep Me in Your Heart", re-recorded by the artist in collaboration with producer The Atlas, was to be featured in the film Fisherman's Friends, which was released in March 2019.
In July 2020, Jinder announced via social media that a brand new album, titled Almanac for the Failing Days, would be released via Din of Ecstasy on 7 August.
The closing track, "Trust, Josephine", tells the story of the Anastasia Yeshchenko murder case from the perspective of Oleg Sokolov, the man convicted of her killing.