Do you know how, sometimes, you're expecting something and the thing you get is so different from what you were expecting? And, unprepared, it knocks you completely on your ass? And, for a moment, you don't know whether you were really blown away or if it was just the surprise that did it? Alright, just pretend for a second that you understand the gibberish I'm spouting and listen to this.
Now if that didn't just knock you completely on your ass, then, just.....get outta here. Go on. Go.
You sort of have to appreciate that probably 90% of what's on Soundcloud is total crap. And the other 9.9999% is Indie Rock and Indie Pop that is, for the most part, good enough to make it worth your while (barely) to go through that other 90%.
Jeremy J. King is originally from Georgia. He grew up singing in the church choir. He was recruited by the Columbus Boy Choir and sang with them until he was 12. At that point, he figured he was ready to go solo. He's been recording since then....since the age of 12. Not necessarily releasing anything, but recording. If my math is right, he's 22, now.
Jeremy just recently posted an entire EP of Christmas music, "King At Christmas", on Soundcloud. Now, he's still young and learning. So, yes, there are nits I can pik. He can get carried away with that thing Harry Schearer parodied recently, where he tries to fit more notes into a single syllable than he should. And, personally, I think the echo is higher than it should be. But, oh my God, go listen to "Who Would Imagine A King" again. That might be the most beautiful thing I've ever heard on Soundcloud (self produced, mind you).
Not every song on "King At Christmas" is in this vein. There's some contemporary Soul ("Christmas Around The World"), and a couple of nicely covered Pop Rock tunes ("Christmas Baby Please Come Home" and "Jingle Bell Rock"), and an Ambient Jazz spin on "Snowfall" that's nice and unique. The one track that doesn't work is "The Christmas Song"; it needs to be thrown overboard ASAP. But you should download the rest. You absolutely should download "Who Would Imagine A King" right now.
At the moment, the tracks on Jeremy's "King At Christmas" are all, individually, available as free downloads on Soundcloud. That probably isn't going to last forever (about half of the tracks were included on a Christmas EP last year, which is currently $7 on Bandcamp). While they are free, though, you need to get them. And it would be nice, in return, if you would at least check out Jeremy's current Kickstarter campaign. Pledge if you want to, don't if you don't, but at least hear him out. Solid.
You sort of have to appreciate that probably 90% of what's on Soundcloud is total crap. And the other 9.9999% is Indie Rock and Indie Pop that is, for the most part, good enough to make it worth your while (barely) to go through that other 90%.
Jeremy J. King is originally from Georgia. He grew up singing in the church choir. He was recruited by the Columbus Boy Choir and sang with them until he was 12. At that point, he figured he was ready to go solo. He's been recording since then....since the age of 12. Not necessarily releasing anything, but recording. If my math is right, he's 22, now.
Jeremy just recently posted an entire EP of Christmas music, "King At Christmas", on Soundcloud. Now, he's still young and learning. So, yes, there are nits I can pik. He can get carried away with that thing Harry Schearer parodied recently, where he tries to fit more notes into a single syllable than he should. And, personally, I think the echo is higher than it should be. But, oh my God, go listen to "Who Would Imagine A King" again. That might be the most beautiful thing I've ever heard on Soundcloud (self produced, mind you).
Not every song on "King At Christmas" is in this vein. There's some contemporary Soul ("Christmas Around The World"), and a couple of nicely covered Pop Rock tunes ("Christmas Baby Please Come Home" and "Jingle Bell Rock"), and an Ambient Jazz spin on "Snowfall" that's nice and unique. The one track that doesn't work is "The Christmas Song"; it needs to be thrown overboard ASAP. But you should download the rest. You absolutely should download "Who Would Imagine A King" right now.
At the moment, the tracks on Jeremy's "King At Christmas" are all, individually, available as free downloads on Soundcloud. That probably isn't going to last forever (about half of the tracks were included on a Christmas EP last year, which is currently $7 on Bandcamp). While they are free, though, you need to get them. And it would be nice, in return, if you would at least check out Jeremy's current Kickstarter campaign. Pledge if you want to, don't if you don't, but at least hear him out. Solid.
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1. Christmas Around The World
2. Winter Wonderland 3. Jingle Bell Rock 4. I'll Be Home For Christmas 5. Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) 6. The Christmas Song 7. Who Would Imagine A King 8. Snowfall JEREMY J. KING WEB SITE JEREMY J. KING on FACEBOOK JEREMY J. KING on KICKSTARTER DOWNLOAD KING AT CHRISTMAS |
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