Jeremy Aaron – Under My Skin (2024)
Self-described as “novelty pop on steroids…”, Jeremy Aaron undoubtedly goes his own way. I can’t speak for the masses but when I consider this description, I imagine Arnold Schwarzenegger ala Terminator wearing the red catsuit Britney Spears donned in the ‘Oops, I Did It Again’ music video. Now that I have officially weirded people out, or just showed my age as some say, “before my time, dude”, let’s get back to who we’re talking about – Jeremy Aaron.
Closing in on a decade, give or take a few years, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jeremy Aaron has ensnared audiences with his moving melodies. His debut release, according to Spotify that is, was 2017’s In The Magic Light – a delicate fusion of various dabs of folk…. then, a bit of a break. In 2024, Aaron re-emerged as a butterfly from his chrysalis with quirky slicks of pop rested in a contemporary alternative pop tone. The latest addition to his discography is the single ‘Under My Skin’.
Following the well-received single ‘The Day The Internet Died’, ‘Under My Skin’ finds the line between folk and indie rock, then blurs it. Recorded between his bedroom and producer Jann Klose’s studios, ‘Under My Skin’ harmonically weaves dynamic guitars and Ethan Cohen’s drums through a dreamy synth-filled haze of sound. Interestingly, as the instrumentation flutters through the sonic forest with incandescent charm, an underlying gasp of strings slivers as a silvery band through the night air. Haunting but wholesome in a skin-chilling soundscape, ‘Under My Skin’ really gets under your skin.
Exquisite as a melodic symphony, the tune can be appreciated in its own right; however, Aaron’s vocals up the ante. Reminiscent of Hozier, darkness exists in the dulcet tones – rich and warm but simultaneously eerie and chilled. While the vocals offer a raw innocence and fragile vulnerability, it is the lyricism that adds profoundness to ‘Under My Skin’. Aaron explains:
“I wrote this song at the height of the pandemic when everyone was worried about everything, but I think it’s a universal feeling. I hope this song can help people come to terms with that, almost in a Buddhist way; that’s what I mean with the lyric “I close my eyes and listen”… I usually veer more toward metaphor, but this song is about as blunt as it gets. It’s about feeling blue.”
For more from Jeremy Aaron, check out his Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram and Spotify.
This artist was discovered via Musosoup #sustainablecurator
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