New release from Music by Jeremy

Based in Banbury, UK, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jeremy approaches music with the curiosity of someone who has spent years listening closely, collecting ideas and exploring the full range of songwriting. Working under the name Music by Jeremy, he draws inspiration from the enduring traditions of John Lennon, Bob Dylan, Randy Newman and David Bowie, taking those influences into a creative world of his own. His debut album, A Well Worn Path, is an ambitious introduction to that world, presenting 24 original tracks shaped independently from his home studio, united by personal storytelling and an unusually inventive approach to production.

The scale of the album is truly impressive but its origins were much more modest; the songs were initially written for a collaboration that never came together. By not allowing the material to remain unfinished, he found himself increasingly compelled to bring it to life, eventually deciding to build the musical project himself. That choice became the springboard for a record that could follow its own creative compass without being constrained by the practical demands of assembling a traditional band.

Beginning with his old Faith acoustic guitar, Jeremy used Ableton to arrange the material, playing all the guitars and fretless bass across the album. For the remaining parts, he embraced production technology in a distinctly personal way, training vocal models with his own voice and directing them through his own performances. The process places the technology in service of the music, extending his ability to realise the sounds he imagines as opposed to treating artificial intelligence as a novelty or a replacement for creative work.

Working independently also gave Jeremy the freedom to reconsider what the songs needed and without the immediate demands of performing alongside a physical band, he could concentrate on the details of the arrangements and the honesty of the writing itself. That freedom is central to A Well Worn Path, a record whose unconventional production process supports a recognisably human concern with the complicated experiences that shape us. Grief, dependency and moral failure sit alongside humour, curiosity and an enduring sense of wonder, allowing difficult subjects to exist while keeping sight of life’s contradictions.

Across its 24 tracks, acoustic folk gives way to soul, post punk, synth pop, blues and gospel, with Jeremy’s lyrical voice providing continuity throughout. The stylistic shifts are part of the project’s character, reflecting an array of ideas contained within the record with its variety making the album feel like a collection of connected perspectives, each finding its own musical language. The release is arriving across four instalments, with the first chapter, Scenes from a Well Worn Path (Side One), released in August and Scenes from a Well Worn Path (Side Two) following last month.

Now, the third instalment, Scenes from a Well Worn Path (Side Three), is set to arrive on the 25th of October, continuing a schedule that runs from August through November. The bright tone of lively acoustic guitar and smooth vocalisations open up the release on “No Price on Earth,” where fluttering vocal leads dance atop a breezy folk pop arrangement to serve up an uplifting slice of grooving music packed full of soulful backing vocals and exquisite instrumental flourishes.

“I Don’t Know” follows, slowing the pace with the lilting sway of elegant strings and soothing acoustic guitar notes, casting an intimate sound where gentle vocals hover above, crafting a tender and highly affecting moment on the release. It presents a love song as a failed mathematical proof, bringing conceptual playfulness into an intimate emotional setting, reflecting Jeremy’s interest in making big ideas accessible while not reducing them to simple conclusions.

“Economic Possibilities for our Grandchildren,” takes its title from John Maynard Keynes’s 1930 essay and opens with a line from Macbeth. The song considers how abundance arose and was captured, approaching its broad subject through a grooving jam that rolls with punching drums and lightly gritty guitars capped by expressive vocals to deliver an infectious outing tinged with jaunty Britpop vibes and cut with subtly angsty tone. “How Much is Enough” drifts with alluring acoustic guitar notes as hushed vocals float above, framing Music by Jeremy’s poignant songwriting in a stripped back setting.

With “Market Square,” the bright flicker of guitar ushers in a charming folk pop sound brimming with picture painting lyrics and memorable melodic writing. Closing the six-track release with “The Letter,” the strums of guitar and subtly moody vocal swoops set up a brooding rock-tinged finale full of twists and turns, offering an epic conclusion to the release. With the full double album landing next month, Music by Jeremy is set to deliver an ambitious artistic statement that’s sure to confirm his status as a must watch artist with a thoroughly captivating musical vision and we can’t wait to see what it’s got in store.

Listen to to first two sides of Scenes from a Well Worn Path below