I really like the juxtaposition of blues and the big bass edm drums.

Through and Through

Stop The Bleeding

I Need Therapy 2.4 (alt_demo)

WEIDAMINEH

Yonder: Book II

All Aboard

Move Like Me

Blind

Yonder: Book III

Blame It On God

Xam Xam

Song for the writer
(Mark Irving Anderson)
 
...An empty page, a silent room
A melody just out of reach
A midnight hum, a pencil’s tomb
I chase the words that I can’t speak…
 
…Crumbled paper, scattered dreams
Every dream a leap of faith
Hope reflected in-between
A silent chord a silent wraith…
 
[Chorus]
…This songs for the writer
And the world where he belongs
Where every word will find its mark
Carved forever in his song
It’s for the writer
And the tales he needs to tell
Tracing long lost memories
And the places where they fell
This one’s for the writer…
 
…How does a feeling find its form
A verse begins, a chorus teases
How does thunder find a storm
I scribble fragments, puzzle pieces…
 
…Will someone hear this wandering tune
Notes that stumble, words that flee
Born on a Sunday afternoon
Or is this tune just for me…
 
[Chorus]
…This one’s for the writer
And the world where he belongs
Where every word finds its mark
Carved forever in the song
This is a song for the writer
And the tales he needs to tell
Tracing long lost memories
And the places where they fell
This one’s for the writer…
 
[Bridge]
In the hush, I surrender
To whatever time remembers
I’m lost, I’m found, I’m right, I’m wrong
Just a writer in a song…
 
[Chorus]
…This one’s for the writer
And the world where he belongs
Where every word finds its mark
Carved forever in his song
It’s for the writer
And the tales he needs to tell
Tracing long lost memories
And the places where they fell
This one’s for the writer
This one’s for the writer
This one’s for the writer
This one’s for the writer…

Song for the writer

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White Bridge Rd_Mastered

your friendly neighborhood story teller. 


Nigerian-born, UK-based singer/songwriter Jacob Banks moved to Birmingham at the age of 13, and began singing, playing guitar and writing songs at the age of 20. He got his start recording songs for friends to listen to in their cars and hitting the open mic circuit before self-releasing his first EP The Monologue in 2013.

Jacob has since released independent EP The Paradox and made his debut on Interscope Records with The Boy Who Cried Freedom EP.  His track “Worthy” has surpassed 5 million streams on Spotify, and his music has been praised by everyone from The New York Times to Vogue, with Time recognizing “Chainsmoking” as one of the “Best Songs of 2017 So Far” and The FADER naming “Mercy” one of their “Songs You Need in Your Life This Week.”

Having supported the likes of Alicia Keys, Sam Smith and Emeli Sandé on tour in the UK, Jacob is now playing to festival crowds around the world including including Lollapalooza, Firefly, Outsidelands and Austin City Limits in the US. The New York Times named Jacob one of “12 Notable Acts” at SXSW.  This fall, Jacob will embark on his headlining North American Into the Wild tour. The tour will kick off with a show at LA’s The Roxy on November 2nd, which sold out 3 months in advance, and will run through December 5th in Atlanta. Jacob is also gearing up to release new music imminently.

Move Like Me

Jacob Banks

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