John Joseph Brill is sharing a captivating new video featuring a plasticine version of himself, for his latest single ‘Kings’ .
The ‘False Names’ EP is out now via Killing Moon.
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/05ktbgmmfu7H9XIY59pMFD
Apple Music: https://itun.es/gb/KwJscb
Watch the video for ‘Kings’ over on Q Magazine (and below), and stream the EP over on The Line Of Best Fit.
Speaking on the release of the new video, Brill said: “Kings is a song about the loss of innocence and the realisation that you as an individual are mortal and alone. With the video we wanted to speak to the horror of that, my plasticine head ageing and growing more grotesque as life takes its toll like some sort of claymation Dorian Gray seemed an appropriate representation of that horror. At the same time the plasticine creates an artificial almost playful suspension of disbelief much as our brains do in regard to death and the passage of time.”
Having captured his recent headline show at St Pancras Old Church The Upcoming proclaimed “forthcoming release Kings soars into the stratosphere on the back of a sledgehammer chorus, the Merseyside troubadour’s voice oozing with its trademark clarity and character.” *****
His songs resound with soul-bearing intimacy and sonic intensity all hung around Brill’s brandy-warm baritone. Speaking about the track he explains; “Kings is about youthful idealism. The sense that you’re invincible, that there is no way that life will pan out any differently from the way you’ve always imagined. I think there’s a beauty in that enthusiasm even if it’s invariably never quite that way.” John Joseph Brill
Having released his debut EP ‘Pieces’ in 2015 to critical acclaim, gaining support from Radio 1, 6 Music and Beats 1, Brill rounded off a busy summer with crowd-pulling sets at Reading and Leeds on the BBC Introducing stage. His electrifying live shows, including support slots for; Richard Hawley, Daughter and Bears Den and most recently sold-out headline shows at London’s St Pancras Old Church and Liverpool’s Scandinavian Seamans Church, have won fans across the UK and beyond.
A relative late starter, Brill didn’t pick up a guitar until his late teens. Originally the frontman for London doom-folk outfit Burning Beard, he soon found himself part of the West London musical hub populated by the likes of The Staves, Laura Marling and Bear’s Den. In 2013 Londoner John Joseph left the capital – and his heavy-rock-band past – and moved to Liverpool where he immersed himself in the oeuvre of Leonard Cohen, Neil Young and David Bowie and began writing songs about everything from death to heartbreak and friendship.
‘Kings’ and ‘False Names’ EP are both out now via Killing Moon.
Forthcoming live dates:
Virgin People festival – 9th July
Standon Calling – 30th July
Wilderness festival – 6th August
Praise for John Joseph Brill
“Brilliant stuff… [Muscle & Bone has] had such a strong reaction” BBC Introducing
“Muscle & Bone’s dark subject matter is met with sharp contrast as Brill’s brandy-warm baritone lends a sense of triumphalism to proceedings” Communion
“”The Grape and The Grain” is a gorgeous, heart-rending cut full of lo-fi guitar twinkles and raw-throat vocals. It’s not the kinda tune you probably want to put on if you’re feeling a bit delicate…” The Line of Best Fit
“There’s no way to deny that John Joseph Brill bares his soul throughout the intimate yet cinematic new single ‘False Names.’ Brill’s brandy-warm baritone pays homage to a friend, while his powerful use of doom-folk instrumentation honors the music John Joseph once secluded himself to, finding refuge in Neil Young, Leonard Cohen and David Bowie.“ The 405
“John Joseph Brill has a tendency towards soul-bearing honesty, towards heart-yearning melody. A true original, new single ‘False Names’ is a case in point. Easy on the ear but devastating in its approach” Clash
“I am certain that John Joseph Brill is on the way to fame, fortune and people globally referencing him like John Grant and Father John Misty.” Popped Music
“The songs themselves, though, are not the soft, fragile pieces you might expect given the subject matter, but instead have energy and drive that reflect the raw and powerful emotions behind them.” For Folk Sake
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