Music by Jeremy - 'Scenes from a Well Worn Path - Side Two'

There's an old-fashioned ambition at the heart of 'Scenes from a Well Worn Path – Side Two'. As the second instalment of Music by Jeremy’s 24-track double album, the release continues a project that builds a broader body of work around reflection, memory and the contradictions of everyday life.

Jeremy’s influences are easy to trace. The narrative instincts of Bob Dylan, Paul Simon and Bruce Springsteen sit alongside the more confessional qualities of John Lennon and Randy Newman, but this new collection is at its strongest when those reference points simply provide a framework for his own observations.

Lyrically, the record continues to examine the gap between expectation and reality, as well as the difficulty of connection and the uncertainty involved in change. There's a sense that these songs aren't trying to provide clean resolutions as he repeatedly circles ideas, questions them and allows conflicting emotions to sit alongside one another.

Tracks such as ‘Do Birds Sing the News’ and ‘Idonella Sakaiensis’ are particularly representative of that approach. Both use accessible musical settings to carry more reflective ideas, encouraging us to consider the way people move through the world rather than simply offering a direct emotional statement.

Written and produced independently from Jeremy’s home studio in Banbury, the songs begin with his own guitar, bass, music and lyrics before AI tools are used to complete elements such as vocals and drums. But that technological assistance is treated as a practical means of realising arrangements that would otherwise have required a larger band.

Following 'Side One' in August, this second chapter maintains the project’s reflective tone while widening its emotional range through grief, uncertainty, humour and moments of genuine optimism. With sides three and four still to come, 'Scenes from a Well Worn Path – Side Two' feels like another considered section of a far larger statement. And for a project this expansive, that sense of continuation feels entirely appropriate.