His music has been described by the Washington Post as "electrified country and roots-rock that leaves plenty of space for Jones to hold court...like Dave Grohl when at full throttle and Townes Van Zandt when at ease.

[5] He moved to Washington, D.C. "as a stepping stone to New York City,"[5] and with the idea that if he could play a show at the 9:30 Club, he would have made it.

[6] For a period of a couple years after Blue Dreams, Jones "got deep into drugs and lived out of my car.

[5] In January 2010, while working as a bartender at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C., Jones recorded a collection of songs he titled The Little Fox.

For a week in September 2011, Jones and his band (featuring Tracy Epperson, Wes Lanich, Audrey Hamilton, Mike Smirnoff, and Alex Vans) met with Jamie Candiloro (Ryan Adams, R.E.M.)

[5] In December 2011, Jones and his band previewed the album for an exclusive unplugged performance on the roof of NPR.

"[12] Bob Boilen of NPR's All Songs Considered describes Fading Light as "a powerfully magnificent Americana album.

"[13] Trevor Stewart of The Grateful Web says it is "an Americana opus, full of deep emotion, musical mood swings, and heartfelt playing" and "a damn good album.

Speakers in Code called Justin Jones one of the top ten moments of the 2012 Austin City Limits Music Festival.

[18] The album was described by Brightest Young Things as "a full, lived-in record, pulling elements of rock, blues, folk, and country into something entirely its own.