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GFM 012CD
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No one sounds quite like Jinnwoo. When the Leicester-born artist (aka Ben Webb) first debuted his curious and spellbindingly beautiful music via his debut Your Baby EP in 2016, the late Andy Gill of The Independent succinctly described him as "a singular folk talent," with his debut album, 2016's Strangers Bring Me No Light, being equally as critically-acclaimed. Jinnwoo now returns with his follow-up album Dreamcreatures. set for release following his signing by Brit and Mercury winning producer Charlie Andrew (Alt J, London Grammar) to his label Square Leg Records, with Charlie also mixing the album. Charlie Andrew describes the record as "a beautiful body of work" and says of the signing "When Jinnwoo reached out and showed me his new album I was instantly smitten. His incredibly unique voice sucked me in straight away and before long I was on a journey through some of the most gorgeous and curious songs I'd heard for a very long time." Dreamcreatures. was written within the two months of the release of his debut album in 2016. It captures that point in life where one realizes they are no younger young and explores what Jinnwoo describes as "a weird mix of nostalgia, regret and looming responsibility. It's a lot about old relationships, in particular the relationships that can exist between men; friendship, brotherhood, love, jealousy and sex." Dreamcreatures. is a most beautiful return for Jinnwoo. Capturing a bittersweet moment in time that wraps its listeners all in painful nostalgia, where doubt, regret and anxiety rear their ugly heads but world-weary experiences make you more able to process such emotions, albeit with a newfound cynicism and sadness. Jinnwoo encapsulates this perfectly in Dreamcreatures. which is the sound of an already singular artist literally and musically maturing in front of our eyes. The songs on dreamcreatures. were written and recorded by Jinnwoo, and produced and mixed by Tom Pryor in Studio 95, Brighton with additional mixing from Charlie Andrew.
"Jinnwoo's gothic folk-croak is a confessional reel unspooling from his innards." --The Guardian
"Jinnwoo is a true original." --Clash
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