'Happiness'! That's what he provides us with and that's also the title of his first single. Happiness, from his stunning debut CD 'A Solitary Man' (via Universal.) Welcome Jonathan Jeremiah, with your impressive voice, longing arrangements and grandiose songs that lie between pop and soul and folk.
To quote only the British press: 'Cinematic grandeur… symphonic pop… opulent caressing baritone voice… in a league of his own' MOJO 4*, 'Authentic, quietly folkish retro soul... genuinely affecting' Q, 'rich, elegant, timeless' The Guardian, 'a great voice singing great songs' The Sunday Times, 'Jeremiah has one of those soulful voices that just oozes raw passion… A rare talent… Think Ray Lamontagne meets John Martyn' The Sun, 'Recalls Island thoroughbred John Martyn – or a more stately, more conventional Scott Walker. Like a male Rumer, he’s ably remaking the AOR template.' Uncut 4*, 'Grandly elegant debut. Superbly tailored string arrangements, deeply commanding yet delicate vocal and artful guitar picking.' The Mirror 4*, ABClub 13/5*!
Support act will be Oscar and The Wolf, with a recently completed first CD: 'Imagine Mountains'. On it you'll also find 'Pastures', the track promoted from Poppunt to 'vi.be' and about which we picked up these comments:
STUBRU on Vi.be on air: '...perfect, dreamy autumn track that absolutely enchanted us. We recall three minutes of fantastically well worked out arrangements and harmonies that gave us goosebumps. The layers of sound tickled our ears and we'd like to see this Wolf in sheep's clothing at work live!'
RADIO 1: 'Delicately beautiful, very finely harmoniously layered and with a structure that flowers like an orchid but also has a dark flipside. We hear 'something’s wrong', 'only love is wasting time' and 'I’m not afraid of what’s coming' over an imminent sound played in reverse. Very impressive song!'