JayWood is the stage name of Jeremy Haywood-Smith, a Canadian musician from Winnipeg, Manitoba whose music blends soul, funk, hip hop, indie rock and psychedelic rock influences.[1]
He released a number of singles and EPs in the 2010s before releasing his full-length debut album Time in 2019.[2] He followed up in 2021 with Some Days, a newly rerecorded version of one of his early EPs,[3] and followed up with his second full-length album, Slingshot, in 2022.[4]
Slingshot was longlisted for the 2023 Polaris Music Prize.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "JayWood Unleashes Psych-Funk with a Mission on Slingshot". Paste, July 15, 2022.
- ^ Erin Lebar, "JayWood makes personal Time". Winnipeg Free Press, June 5, 2019.
- ^ Chris Bryson, "Winnipeg's JayWood Turns His Influences into His Peers on 'Some Days'". Exclaim!, April 21, 2021.
- ^ Myles Tiessen, "'Slingshot' Launches Winnipeg's JayWood into New Territory". Exclaim!, July 14, 2022.
- ^ "2023 Polaris Music Prize long list: Feist, Jessie Reyez and more". CBC Music, June 13, 2023.