J.S. Clockwise is a poet turned songwriter, carving truth from the dark corners of lived experience. Born in rural Michigan and now writing from Battle Creek, he builds songs the same way he builds poems—slowly, deliberately, until every line feels inevitable. Influenced by Cohen, Cave, and Waits, his music blends devotion, defiance, and a need to say something real. Each track is a verse pulled from years of writing, a mirror for anyone searching for meaning in the noise.