Biography
Jeremy Jay crafts ethereal, introspective indie pop that draws from synth-driven sounds, the pure charm of mid-20th-century pop eras, and cinematic influences most prominently. Across projects ranging from the scrappy indie-pop and rock leanings of his 2008 album A Place Where We Could Go and 2010 release Splash to the more electronic textures heard on 2014’s Abandoned Apartments and 2018’s Demons, his work consistently foregrounds ardent romance alongside a mysterious, film-like atmosphere.
Originally from Monterey, California, Jay relocated to Portland, Oregon, where he introduced himself with the Dreamland EP—a score for a short film in which he also appeared—issued by St. Ives in May 2007 as a handmade edition limited to 300 copies. After an introduction to K Records founder Calvin Johnson, he placed the Airwalker EP with the label that November and followed it the next month with the We Were There single. His debut full-length, A Place Where We Could Go, was tracked at Johnson’s Dub Narcotic studio and emerged on K in May 2008.
Once settled in London, Jay explored a synth-pop direction on 2009’s Slow Dance and the single Breaking the Ice; the subsequent album Splash, however, reverted to a classic indie-pop palette while citing inspiration from Pavement, Sonic Youth, and Siouxsie and the Banshees. The electronic thread resurfaced on Dream Diary, his most refined recording to date, which appeared in April 2011. He supplied music for the films Belle Epine and Grand Central before unveiling the pop-oriented Abandoned Apartments in 2014.
After that album’s release he issued the digital single “Hallways and Splattered Paintings” b/w “Window Painted Black” and collaborated with Spanish singer Bigott on the album Pavement Tree. Jay subsequently assembled the group Invisible Foxx, which delivered the single “The Mask” along with the 2015 album Monitor Mixx. He resurfaced in 2017 with the single “Demons,” the namesake track of his sixth album; guided by the Cocteau Twins and baroque melodic ideas, Demons reached listeners in 2018 via El Segell.
Originally from Monterey, California, Jay relocated to Portland, Oregon, where he introduced himself with the Dreamland EP—a score for a short film in which he also appeared—issued by St. Ives in May 2007 as a handmade edition limited to 300 copies. After an introduction to K Records founder Calvin Johnson, he placed the Airwalker EP with the label that November and followed it the next month with the We Were There single. His debut full-length, A Place Where We Could Go, was tracked at Johnson’s Dub Narcotic studio and emerged on K in May 2008.
Once settled in London, Jay explored a synth-pop direction on 2009’s Slow Dance and the single Breaking the Ice; the subsequent album Splash, however, reverted to a classic indie-pop palette while citing inspiration from Pavement, Sonic Youth, and Siouxsie and the Banshees. The electronic thread resurfaced on Dream Diary, his most refined recording to date, which appeared in April 2011. He supplied music for the films Belle Epine and Grand Central before unveiling the pop-oriented Abandoned Apartments in 2014.
After that album’s release he issued the digital single “Hallways and Splattered Paintings” b/w “Window Painted Black” and collaborated with Spanish singer Bigott on the album Pavement Tree. Jay subsequently assembled the group Invisible Foxx, which delivered the single “The Mask” along with the 2015 album Monitor Mixx. He resurfaced in 2017 with the single “Demons,” the namesake track of his sixth album; guided by the Cocteau Twins and baroque melodic ideas, Demons reached listeners in 2018 via El Segell.
Albums
Singles
