well done sir, random discovery but i freaking enjoy this song!

The second single from the debut EP, Youth is Fading, available now for free download!

Get You Out

Could You Give Him A Reason

Summer gets him in no mood
Something he couldn’t have understood
Watching other kids in the swimming pool
Playing father-son games seems to be cool

Somehow, he's never been around.
Yet now, he's everywhere to be found.
Somewhere, he got him in the palm of his hand.

Could you give him a reason
Could you give him a reason

He was just a little boy then
He looked taller than his age
And was raised by a single mum
Dad was spinning around another sun

Somehow, he's never been around.
Yet now, he's everywhere to be found.
Somewhere, he got him in the palm of his hand.

Still you ain’t coming back,
and everything here feels so cold.
Did I say something wrong?
I just want you to come back home
Come back home …


Could You Give Him A Reason (Demo)

Since the formation of The King’s Parade in 2012, the four-piece’s assured touch of melodic, crossover pop with classic Detroit blues has frontman Olly Corpe and his band evoking the credible sounds of Bill Withers, Leon Bridges and Jamie Woon.
 
This is a classic sound honed by musicians playing together more than 40 hours a week on a Hawaiian cruise ship. Think the Beatles’ unknown early gigs in Hamburg strip clubs and you’re about there.

It’s not just storyline though: The King’s Parade quickly proved their technical chops after joining the London circuit, securing a residency at legendary blues institution Ronnie Scott's - and since then they’ve played tastemaker shows at The Great Escape, Bestival and Reeperbhan Festival this year as well as embarking on their first European tour including selling out London’s OSLO.
 
With early tastemakers including CLASH, NOTION and EARMILK expressing their admiration for their debut releases ‘Bunched Up Letters’ and ‘Silhouette’ – their new EP ‘Vagabond’ cements The King’s Parade’s status as one of the most naturally talented and hustling young blues acts this year.

Belsize Lane

Our third EP: Some Kind of Purpose
Available on itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/nl/album/some-kind-of-purpose-ep/id1093793278
Spotify and Google Play

All songs written by Jack and the Weatherman
(c) Jack and the Weatherman

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Jack and the Weatherman - Stolen

Radical Face - Nothing Compares To You

Lost Without You

Roam is the flagship anthem to Travel Alberta's award winning media campaign called 'Remember to Breathe'. Watch - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThFCg0tBDck.

Remember to Breathe

Roam

The brand new Summer EP from Keston Cobblers Club - release Date - 01.07.13 

We Will Heel Your Soles

Hailing from Haarlem, Berry ‘Jack’ Krikken and Sebastiaan ‘Weatherman’ Weerman are Jack and the Weatherman. Two friends in music on a mission to send their sun-soaked folky pop songs into the world. Inspirated by the music of Jason Mraz, The Lumineers and the vocal harmonies of Simon & Garfunkel. The songs of Jack and the Weatherman combine elements of pop, folk and reggae, with positive and profound lyrics. In their songs they celebrate the beautiful aspects of life, while acknowledging the fragility of its beauty. It’s music for both the heart and the head. 

Berry and Sebastiaan were friends in high school in Emmen, a city in the eastern part of the Netherlands. After they graduated, Berry started travelling the world and writing down his experiences and thoughts as lyrics. Sebastiaan had become a musician and plays various instruments. It was an odd chance that they met again, years later in city of Haarlem. It quickly became clear they would be partners in music when Sebastiaan got out his guitar and started playing The Dynamo Of Volition by Jason Mraz and Berry started singing the lyrics of the song. 

Tomorrow is the first song they write themselves. Before they know it they’ve written another three. They need to write songs quickly, because their first ever gig is already scheduled. That’s why they need to come up with a band name in a rush. The solution is quickly found: Berry Krikken becomes Jack, (‘krik’ means jack in Dutch), and Sebastiaan Weerman becomes the Weatherman (‘Weerman’ translates to weatherman). It is the start of an adventure with lots of fun, music, sold out shows and new friends both in their native The Netherlands and abroad.

They quickly become one of the most active live bands of the Netherlands, but stay out of the limelight of the music industry. Without any support by a label or management they score hit after hit on Spotify, with millions of streams from across the world. They tour extensively all over Europe, with shows in Finland, the UK, Germany, France and Switzerland. They raise the roof wherever they perform. 

Jack and the Weatherman is a DIY-band. They write their songs in the The Cave Of No Shame, their private studio where mistakes don’t exist. They record their songs with friend and producer Jasper Zuidervaart and release them on their own label Glowbird Records. So far, they’ve released three different EP’s: Something Positive (2014), Homewards (2015) and Some Kind of Purpose (2016). “Music is just the best way of using our time” says Berry. “As soon as we start making music we become mellow. It’s just like a mental reset” says Sebastiaan”.

Finally their eagerly anticipated debut album is ready for release: The Lucky Ones. Because that’s what they are, those two friends from Haarlem who found each other by odd chance. Two guys who realise how extraordinary life is, and who write songs about it. Cheerful songs on first listen, but with a deeper layer for those willing to listen. And every day more and more people are willing to listen to their songs. They’re ready for take off, they’re the lucky ones: Jack and the Weatherman.

Jack and the Weatherman - Captured

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