Jeremy C. Shaules better known as Jeremy Jay is an American alternative pop musician and singer-songwriter. He has released five critically acclaimed studio albums, including his debut album '' A Place Where We Could Go'' in 2008 and ''

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'' in 2009.

History

Jay was born in

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on January 1, 1978 and soon moved to Harbor City, Los Angeles. Jeremy spoke only French with his American father until he was 13. When he was in the second grade, his father moved the family to

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where Jay lived until he was 18. In the sixth grade, his aunt gave him the sheet music for "La Bamba." He taught himself how to play the music on a school guitar where he was playing trumpet in the band. In 8th grade, he set up a recording studio in his garage to create music using a two track recorder. At the same time, he began writing his own music. At age 18 he moved to

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where he lived for four years and worked as a theater projectionist. In 2001, at age 23 he met

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, a musician, producer and founder of

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. Johnson was immediately interested Jay's self-produced maxi single, "Dreamland," only containing instrumental pieces. Jay moved to

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in 2005 and moved to

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in 2009 with a record deal from the label Differant. In 2011, he moved to

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where he currently resides. His first release on K Records, the '' Airwalker'' EP, appeared in 2007. It included a cover of the Siouxsie and the Banshees song " Lunar Camel" and a version of Blondie's "Angels on the Balcony".Airwalker vinyl and cd available by mail order
. K Records website. Retrieved 13-8-2015 The EP was described by ''

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'' as a "cryptic, compelling short" with "half-crooned, half-spoken vocals into a bed of interlocking guitars, rigid beats, and analogue synths, creating an air of mystery out of disconnected images." Jay's first full-length, '' A Place Where We Could Go'', followed in 2008. It was recorded in Olympia, Washington at Dub Narcotic studios.A Place Where We Could Go vinyl and cd available by mail order
. K Records shop online. Retrieved 13-8-2015

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described his singing as a mix of

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, Buddy Holly, Morrissey and Alan Vega. A video for "Beautiful Rebel" directed by Austin Lovell was shot at the

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in Los Angeles. A video for "Heavenly Creatures" directed by Bryce Kass of Daft Arts was hailed by ''

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''.

In 2009, Jay released ''

'',Slow Dance vinyl and cd available by mail order
. K Records. Retrieved 15-8-2015 which was critically acclaimed by ''Pitchfork'' for its "frail ingeniousness" with "a warm inviting space". To promote the release, he embarked on a tour throughout the year, including dates at the

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. ''

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'' wrote that Jay's "biggest asset" is songs that "appear to come unpremeditated from his heart" like Jonathan Richman. Critic James Robinson added, "In a world where we've become suspicious of singer-songwriters, Jay gives us reason to keep the faith". After playing in the UK, Jay moved to London and started working on new material. In 2010, Jay described his third album, '' Splash'',Splash vinyl and cd available by mail order
. K Records. Retrieved 15-8-2015 as " Pavement meets ''

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''-era Sonic Youth played by

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." ''

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'' welcomed tracks like "As You Look over the City" and "Hologram Feather" and the "jaunty" single "Just Dial my Number". The cover image of ''Splash'' showed him at

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in Paris. The record was released at the end of May. A tour was later cancelled due to health problems. In the spring of 2011, Jay returned with the album ''

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'',Dream Diary vinyl and cd available by mail order
. K Records website. Retrieved 15-8-2015 which was a mix of indie-pop and alt-rock.Bevan, David
''Dream Diary'' review
Pitchforkmedia.com. 14 April 2011. Retrieved 10-8-2015 The result was compared to Scottish band Belle and Sebastian. Jay financed the album entirely on his own for the first time, to spend more time on the mixing; the two previous albums had been recorded with full support of K Records.Thomas Bartel
Jeemy Jay interview
Magicrpm.com. 11/26/2013. Retrieved 15-8-2015 In 2013, Jay composed the song "Ghost Tracks" for the soundtrack of the film '' Grand Central''. 2014's '' Abandoned Apartments''Abandoned Apartments vinyl and cd available by mail order
. K Records website. Retrieved 15-8-2015 got a four-star review on Allmusic for its "dreamy surrealism and crisp-edged pop". Its title evokes a time when Jay was 20 years old and was looking for empty buildings in Portland to settle. After releasing this album, Jay worked as a producer on Spanish singer Bigott's album, ''Pavement Tree''. He then collaborated with other musicians. In November, he formed the band Dyspotian Violet with several musicians including bassist Frank Wright. They released three songs, including "The Mask",Jeremy Jay A new band and a new Album
Magicrpm.com. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 15-8-2015 via

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. The band then changed its name to Invisible Foxx. In March and April 2015, Jay recorded with them. In May, Invisible Foxx released their album online, ''Monitor Mixx'', via

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: After these collaborations, a few new tracks by Jay were released on digital download via Mystery at the end of that year. In 2017, he performed at the

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. In May 2018, Jay released the album ''Demons'' via Spanish label "El Segell Del Primavera" : ''Demons'' featured ten tracks and was also issued on Vinyl LP.''Demons'' 2018 LP available on vinyl
on Juno records website. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
''Demons'' 2018 LP available on vinyl
on Fiveriserecords. Retrieved 2 June 2018.

Discography

Albums

* '' A Place Where We Could Go'' (2008) * ''

'' (2009) * '' Splash'' (2010) * ''

'' (2011) * '' Abandoned Apartments'' (2014) * ''Demons'' (2018) * ''Dangerous Boys'' (2019) *''Devils Daughters'' (2021)

Singles and EPs

* "Dreamland" (EP), 22 May 2007 * '' Airwalker'' (EP), 2007 * "We were There" (7"), 4 September 2007 * "Love Everlasting" (vinyl, four songs), 20 January 2009 * "Breaking the Ice" (7"), 8 September 2009 * "Just Dial my Number" (7" 45 rpm on Sexbeat label), 2010 * "

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" (digital download), 11 October 2010 * "Covered in Ivy" b/w "Situations Said" (digital download), 20 August 2013 * "Sentimental Expressway" b/w "Later that Night" (digital download), 1 October 2013 * "Hallways and Splattered Paintings" b/w "Window Painted Black" (digital download), 7 August 2014"Hallways and Splattered Paintings" b/w "Window Painted Black - digital download
Amazon.com. Retrieved 15-8-2015 * "High Note" (digital download), 10-2-2015"High Note" - digital download
Amazon.com. Retrieved 15-8-2015 * "Demons" (digital download), 7 April 2017"Demons" - digital download
Amazon.com. Retrieved 15-4-2017

Other appearances

* "Prudence" (for the soundtrack of '' Belle Épine'') (2010) * "Ghost Tracks" (for the soundtrack of '' Grand Central'') (2013)

References

External links

Bandcamp Jeremy Jay official

Official siteJeremy Jay's vinyls and cds available online on K Records websiteSoundcloud Jeremy Jay officialInvisible Foxx (featuring Jeremy Jay) site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jay, Jeremy Living people American male singer-songwriters American indie rock musicians Singer-songwriters from California 1978 births