Love Jones is an American band, formed in Louisville, Kentucky in spring 1990 by Ben Daughtrey (drummer) and Barry Thomas (bassist), with Chris Hawpe (singer/guitarist), Stuart Johnson (drummer) and Jonathan Palmer (singer). According to "Entertainment Weekly", Love Jones was the leader of the "cocktail nation" groups of the early '90s. These groups, which included "Combustible Edison", "Squirrel Nut Zippers" and "[[Big Bad Voodoo Daddy}" were a reaction to the grunge/alternative wave that swept through America in 1992.