Kevin Bronson on August 30th, 2011

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Jon Pebsworth has been known as “Pebs” since he was a kid, and it’s this moniker he chose for his newest incarnation as a scratchy-voiced troubadour. As he shows on his debut album “Sweet Surrender” (out independently Sept. 20), it’s a role he inhabits well – he has logged plenty of miles as vocalist for SoCal ska-punkers Buck-O-Nine (and plenty of hours behind a desk as publicist for SideOneDummy Records). His twangy and tangy Americana, made with an assist from ex-Royal Crown Revue guitarist James Achor, exhibits the authenticity of a man with plenty of stories, and maybe a few regrets. As Cece Sherman contributes some backing vocals to “We Drove All Night,” you can almost feel those long nights in the van.

||| Download: “We Drove All Night”

||| Live: Pebs celebrates his album release with a show Sept. 19 at the Viper Room.