Search - Jeremy Gloff :: 21st Century Love Songs

Jeremy Gloff has stepped into his own with 21st CENTURY LOVE SONGS. To call him an indie artist is like calling Billy Cobham a fusion drummer or Freddie King a Blues guitarist; true but it falls way short. Each of his previous albums showcased different phases and influences, with his latest album he's transcended those influences as if they were all leading up to this one. Both his writing and performing have reached a new level of maturity. Gone is the frantic cramming , filling every space possible. This new album leaves room to breathe, giving more impact. This may his real debut because it's likely that whatever he does next will grow from this newfound maturity. It is every artist's goal to grow out of their influences. When starting out heroes and influences reflect different portions of ourselves and we learn by emulating them, just as babies learns to talk by emulating their parents and other people around. But if an artist is to shine they have to go beyond their influences and take the idiom(s) someplace only they can take it. Jeremy Gloff has made Indie, Electro and Pop albums before. Each stayed more or less in one mode. For the first time he has blended all of his influences into a single cohesive tapestry only he can create. With 21st CENTURY LOVE SONGS he's achieved one of the most important goals of any artist. He's also matured by trimming away the exuberant excesses. Lyrics, melodies and instruments are given space to breathe. They're much more effective as a result. It's easy to hear this album as a culmination of all his previous albums, not to mention that it perfectly sums up the historical era from which it emerged. But more importantly he's made an album that speaks for itself.