Although he’s a classically trained
cellist, a challenge from a friend in 2018 to take himself more seriously as an
artist, got Jeremiah Moon to start seriously working on his songwriting. As a result of this he has now released his debut
five song EP Sputnik. Recorded with his
friend and producer Adam Black in a cabin in Florence, Oregon and then finished
over the next couple of years, he melds his cello, delicate vocals and various subtle
noises and instrumental touches with arrangements that have a strong pop
sensibility, to create a set of tunes that are hypnotically captivating. “Melusine” opens the disc and is a haunting,
almost ethereal tune, and is followed by “Housesitting”, which has a similar
feel but with an arrangement that is a little livelier. With “Kinds of Light” and “Sugarbrain” the
pop sensibilities of the songs really come to the forefront and while still maintaining his sound, both cuts are a bit more fleshed out musically and have hooks for days. Closing the EP is “Coda”, a slower,
wistful song with very vulnerable sounding vocals. Quite an impressive debut that has me looking
forward to hearing what the future holds.
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