IT WASN’T IN THE SCRIPT, an album of twelve songs about fatherhood and other humiliations by Jonathan Spottiswoode, is due for release on April 21, 2026.
The album was produced by Peter Fox for Brooklyn Pearl Records and recorded at Brooklyn Pearl Studios.

Referred to as a “genius” and a “downtown ringleader” by The New Yorker, Spottiswoode is the son of an American singer and an English clergyman. WNYC’s John Schaefer describes him as "one of New York’s more colorful band leaders for more than a decade.”

Spottiswoode’s songs have won or been nominated for at least half a dozen Independent Music Awards. His songwriting has drawn comparisons to Leonard Cohen, Ray Davies, Tom Waits, Nick Cave, David Bowie, Randy Newman and many others. He has been profiled on NPR’s Weekend Edition and has been featured on the nationally syndicated radio programs XM Loft, World Cafe and Soundcheck.