The third studio album by Jonathan Jeremiah is a great singer/songwriter album with a lot of soul! "Oh Desire", the new album from London singer/songwriter Jonathan Jeremiah, begins with fanatical guitars, spine-tingling strings, melodies that seem like woven and ends with the feeling of complete satisfaction. He takes us on a journey through the genres of soul, folk and country and makes us feel emotional worlds of love, loss and despair. But in the end is the desire, just "Oh Desire". The power of music, this desire to communicate through it, it enabled the single-minded musicians to evolve musically and personally. Certainly one of the most exciting singer/songwriter albums of the year.
~ amazon.de
Influenced by the classic songwriting of John Martyn, Scott Walker, and Serge Gainsbourg, London-born Jonathan Jeremiah's authentic timeless sound combines gritty acoustic R&B with folk-tinged soul. Born in London to an Anglo-Indian father and Irish Catholic mother, he began performing at the age of 14 after developing a deep rich baritone voice. During a road trip across America, he started writing songs in between journey stops and landed a job playing the piano in a New York bar, influencing his decision to pursue a career in the music industry on his return to the U.K. After signing to Island Records in 2009, he released his debut EP, What's a Guy Got to Do?, supported Rumer and the Pierces on their U.K. tours, and provided vocals on "Good Riddance," a track from dance duo Aeroplane's second album, We Can't Fly. Written and recorded with former Suede guitarist Bernard Butler and the Roots' ?uestlove, his self-produced debut LP, A Solitary Man, was released in 2011.