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Some Days
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Some Days
Artist
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JayWood
Label
Captured Tracks
Catalogue Number
CT343DIGITAL
Release Date
April 23, 2021

Digital only, stream and download here: https://jaywood.ffm.to/somedaysep.owe Some Days Creeps Dreams What You Do To Me Some Days (Acoustic)   JayWood is the pseudonymous indie-alternative project of Jeremy Haywood-Smith from Winnipeg, Manitoba. What started as a bedroom recording project of sad jangle-pop songs, evolved into the psych-funk approach present on JayWood’s latest effort, Some Days - his debut release on Captured Tracks. 
Written and originally recorded in 2015, the EP Some Days was born of a time of compounding transitions in Haywood-Smith’s life. The end of a long-term relationship, a shift in social circles, and an impending move found Haywood-Smith grappling with self-identity. It also presented the rare moment of a fresh start. Taking cues from his favorite DIY artists, he channeled his anxieties into songwriting, trying his hand at self-recording using just a guitar, a midi-controller, and a borrowed MacBook. “I had to write the EP and learn how to record at the same time, which you can definitely hear in the original recordings. The songs were kinda messy, but I just went with the first ideas that came to mind. I made a rule for myself not to go back on anything, because I didn't have the time to tweak around.” Ultimately deciding to re-record the tracks years later, HayWood-Smith had the opportunity to reminisce on the past, while staying firmly rooted in the present. It was a process of life imitating art as “Some Days” is “about feeling that push/pull of moving forward versus staying comfortable” and “What You Do To Me” confronts the familiar, seemingly endless cycle of depression. JayWood’s catchy pop hooks combine with jazz chords and a psychedelic approach on “Creeps”, his “angsty break-up song”, and a striking juxtaposition to “Dreams” which finds Haywood-Smith ruminating on the idea of a picture perfect relationship set to swelling, ethereal strings.
With a flair for channeling the past into immediate, feel-good music, JayWood is certainly one to watch.

Digital Tracklist

  1. 1 Some Days 4:03 Buy

    Some Days

  2. 2 Creeps 2:42 Buy

    Creeps

  3. 3 Dreams 3:03 Buy

    Dreams

  4. 4 What You Do To Me 4:14 Buy

    What You Do To Me

  5. 5 Some Days (Acoustic) 3:26 Buy

    Some Days (Acoustic)

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