[2][3] His father Curt Jones was a funk guitarist who played in the bands Slave and Aurra,[4][5] and his mother was a Harvard scholar.

[1] In 2013, Jones released his debut single "Coping Mechanism".

[8][9] This album featured the single Tropicana, which Pitchfork described as a "viral hit", and Motion Sickness.

[7][10][11] In 2021, Jones released the visual album Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma, an album accompanied by a short film of the same name directed by Jones and directing duo Rubberband.

[14] After the award victories, the film was made available online as part of The New York Times' Op-Docs video series.