Watch Tobias Jesso Jr on La Blogothèque:
“Last year, Tobias Jesso Jr. quietly made one of the best songs of the year. Listening to ‘Just A Dream’ felt like discovering a relic that you weren’t ever meant to hear. It was special. A lo-fi demo with just vocals and an out-of-tune piano, the song struck a powerful chord that you don’t hear often in modern music.” Pigeons and Planes
“It’s as if he sighs his heartrending nostalgia into existence after poring over old love letters and family scrapbooks, encasing each outpouring of sentiment in wobbly lo-fi recordings that render them well-worn keepsakes from the start.”– Stereogum
“Jesso’s simplistic approach gives weight to his bittersweet lyricism, making for a stirring ode to his definition of ‘true love.'”– Consequence of Sound
Tobias Jesso Jr is a songwriter, piano player, and singer from Vancouver, Canada who has just signed to True Panther Sounds and will release his debut album in the spring of 2015. He recently went to Los Angeles and recorded Takeaway Session for La Blogothèque at The Kibitz Room of Canter’s Deli. The live performance is the first video footage online of Tobias and features a new song from the forthcoming album, ‘Without You’ and the previously released Just A Dream’.
Since posting his first demo online for ‘Just A Dream’ in 2013, Tobias Jesso Jr has been working with JR White (Girls) and several other notable producers on his debut album in studios in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Vancouver. In July he shared his latest song ‘True Love’ which was named Best New Track by Pitchfork, called “Stunning” by Consequence Of Sound, with NME adding, “‘True Love’ is little short of wondrous. It recalls peak-period Elton John in its stark simplicity, with a bit of Ryan Adams and Harry Nilsson chucked in for good measure.”
Tobias will be also making his live debut at Pitchfork Paris Festival this year.
Tobias Jesso Jr online:
www.facebook.com/pages/tobiasjessojr
