Classically-trained guitarist’s latest follows-up to pair
of 2015 EPs earning John Lennon Songwriting Competition, UK Songwriting Contest
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Jeremy Bass as photographed by Skyler Smith
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Listen to the title track from The Greatest Fire at
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Independent Clauses.
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[YOUTUBE]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edSzaIdz8RE
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Jeremy Bass – In The Press
“A stunner!” — Sing
Out!
“Daring and simple all at the same time.” — Guitar World
“Sparse, delicate. Just the thing to cosy up to while
the rain taps at your window.” — BBC
Radio 6
“Blends the lessons of classical, bossa nova, and
folk.” — Acoustic Guitar
“Beautifully composed.” — MAGNET
“Hope can be heard shining through.” — Exclaim!
“Stark and epic.” — Songwriting Magazine (UK)
“Bursts out of the gate with clever poetry.” — Atwood Magazine
“Devastating lyrics.” — Nooga.com
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NYC! See Jeremy Bass live at Rockwood Music
Hall on Sun. Jan 21st for an early (6PM) record release show. RSVP HERE.
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On his upcoming full-length The Greatest Fire (Jan. 19th, Jungle Strut Music), Brooklyn-based songwriter
Jeremy Bass is accompanied by
equally accomplished players in the form of Nick Luca who has toured and recorded with Iron and Wine, Jon Rauhouse
who tours and records with Neko Case,
Tom Hagerman of DeVotchKa, Jacob Valenzuela
of Calexico, and Joel Graves of Everest, among others.
The pedigree of the players on The Greatest Fire backs
up the songwriting quality that saw Bass
win two prestigious songwriting awards – the John Lennon Songwriting Competition and the UK Songwriting Contest – for tracks from his previous pair of 2015
EPs. It is interesting to note that while Bass’
world-class turns of phrase are impressive, especially for an emerging
songwriter, he actually makes his bones as a classical guitarist.
Bass has logged countless hours mastering the instrument that he was
originally trained on in Italy and Spain, and his ascension as a composer
ultimately led to The Secret City,
the arts organization for which Bass
serves as musical director, receiving an Obie
Award – off-Broadway theater’s highest honor.
“I wanted this album to be an expression of everything
I was capable of, to feature the best songwriting I’ve done to date and to let
rock n’ roll shine through the more diverse influences of my previous records,”
Bass says.
To that end, while Bass’ voice can be described as a mixture of Paul Simon, Jeff Buckley,
and Thom Yorke, you’re now as likely
to find walls of distorted guitars and stacked keyboards in his arsenal as you
are to find a blend of banjo, ukulele, acoustic guitars and mandolin.
And while his sound bears little resemblance to one of
his heroes, Bass relates
wholeheartedly to this Tom Waits
quote: “I like beautiful melodies telling me terrible things.” The songs on The
Greatest Fire take this idea as gospel, both in ideology and practice.
“I thrive on the interplay between what people think
they’re hearing, and the actual content beneath,” Bass explains. “I think that’s where the best songwriting happens.”
Bass mentions Hank Williams and Merle
Haggard’s outlaw output as examples of this juxtaposition.
The
Greatest Fire, the new album by Jeremy Bass is scheduled for release on
Jan. 19th, 2018 via Jungle Strut Music. Bass is available for interviews.
Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic for more information.
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Jeremy Bass
The
Greatest Fire
(Jungle Strut Music)
Jan. 19th, 2018
Track Listing:
01. CA, Plz
04. (So Glad) Everyone's Happy
04. 1,000 Yrs
05. ‘Till the Summer Ends
06. Halfway Sane
07. Trees for the Forest (YOUTUBE |
SPOTIFY | APPLE
| SOUNDCLOUD
| MP3)
08. (theme music for a desert lightning storm)
09. Like Flowers for a Funeral
10. We Will Be You
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Jeremy Bass Links
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Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic Promotion
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