{"id":36354,"date":"2021-04-16T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-16T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=36354"},"modified":"2021-04-03T15:41:07","modified_gmt":"2021-04-03T19:41:07","slug":"jaywood-announces-ep-some-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=36354","title":{"rendered":"JayWood announces EP \u2018Some Days\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Winnipeg songwriter\u00a0JayWood\u00a0(aka Jeremy Haywood-Smith), has announced his EP,\u00a0\u2018Some Days,\u2019 out\u00a0April 23\u00a0via his new labels,\u00a0Royal Mountain Records\u00a0and\u00a0Captured Tracks. Along with the announcement, Jaywood shared the video for <em>Some Days<\/em> via\u00a0YouTube below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2EoUs7v2ahk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On the title-track, JayWood says,\u00a0\u201c<em>It\u2019s been really nice reconnecting with a younger version of myself through this EP, I hope he\u2019s stoked<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More about JayWood and the \u2018Some Days\u2019 EP<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>JayWood is the pseudonymous indie-alternative project of Jeremy Haywood-Smith from Winnipeg, MB. What started as a bedroom recording project of sad jangle-pop songs, evolved into the psych-funk approach present on JayWood\u2019s latest effort,\u00a0\u2018Some Days\u2019\u00a0&#8211; his debut release on Royal Mountain Records and Captured Tracks.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Written and originally recorded in 2015, the EP\u00a0\u2018Some Days\u2019\u00a0was born of a time of compounding transitions in Haywood-Smith\u2019s life. The end of a long-term relationship, a shift in social circles, and an impending move found Haywood-Smith grappling with self-identity. It also presented the rare moment of a fresh start. Taking cues from his favorite DIY artists, he channeled his anxieties into songwriting, trying his hand at self-recording using just a guitar, a midi-controller, and a borrowed MacBook. \u201c<em>I had to write the EP and learn how to record at the same time, which you can definitely hear in the original recordings. The songs were kinda messy, but I just went with the first ideas that came to mind. I made a rule for myself not to go back on anything, because I didn&#8217;t have the time to tweak around.<\/em>\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ultimately deciding to re-record the tracks years later, Haywood-Smith had the opportunity to reminisce on the past, while staying firmly rooted in the present. It was a process of life imitating art, as <em>Some Days<\/em> is \u201c<em>about feeling that push\/pull of moving forward versus staying comfortable\u201d<\/em> and <em>What You Do To Me<\/em> confronts the familiar, seemingly endless cycle of depression. JayWood\u2019s catchy pop hooks combine with jazz chords and a psychedelic approach on <em>Creeps<\/em>, his \u201c<em>angsty break-up song\u201d<\/em>, and a striking juxtaposition to <em>Dreams<\/em> which finds Haywood-Smith ruminating on the idea of a picture perfect relationship set to swelling, ethereal strings. With a flair for channeling the past into immediate, feel-good music, JayWood is certainly one to watch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/0A4EBF92-D3BF-42A4-B2A9-AC11A0CB2E06-scaled.jpeg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/0A4EBF92-D3BF-42A4-B2A9-AC11A0CB2E06.jpeg?resize=1024%2C1024\" alt=\"JayWood Some Days EP cover artwork\" class=\"wp-image-36356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/0A4EBF92-D3BF-42A4-B2A9-AC11A0CB2E06-scaled.jpeg?resize=1024%2C1024 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/0A4EBF92-D3BF-42A4-B2A9-AC11A0CB2E06-scaled.jpeg?resize=300%2C300 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/0A4EBF92-D3BF-42A4-B2A9-AC11A0CB2E06-scaled.jpeg?resize=150%2C150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/0A4EBF92-D3BF-42A4-B2A9-AC11A0CB2E06-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C768 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/0A4EBF92-D3BF-42A4-B2A9-AC11A0CB2E06-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1536 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/0A4EBF92-D3BF-42A4-B2A9-AC11A0CB2E06-scaled.jpeg?resize=2048%2C2048 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/hivemindpr.us10.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=04780c244c226dd8f0096243b&amp;id=effc0345ae&amp;e=998dd35436\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><strong>\u2018Some Days\u2019 EP track list<\/strong><br>1. Some Days<br>2. Creeps<br>3. Dreams<br>4. What You Do To Me<br>5. Some Days (Acoustic)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2019Some Days\u2019 EP will be released\u00a0on April 23\u00a0via Royal Mountain\u00a0Records and Captured Tracks. <em>Some Days <\/em>is out now and you can listen\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hivemindpr.us10.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=04780c244c226dd8f0096243b&amp;id=34d53348de&amp;e=998dd35436\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Winnipeg songwriter\u00a0JayWood\u00a0(aka Jeremy Haywood-Smith), has announced his EP,\u00a0\u2018Some Days,\u2019 out\u00a0April 23\u00a0via his new labels,\u00a0Royal Mountain Records\u00a0and\u00a0Captured Tracks. Along with the announcement, Jaywood shared the video <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=36354\" title=\"JayWood announces EP \u2018Some Days\u2019\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":36355,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"JayWood announces EP \u2018Some Days\u2019 @jaywoodwpg @capturedtracks @royalmtn","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[22,23,28,29,30,1907],"tags":[217,438,10110,6781,10109],"class_list":["post-36354","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-guitar-rock","category-indie","category-music","category-music-video","category-new-release","category-news","tag-captured-tracks","tag-ep","tag-jaywood","tag-royal-mountain-records","tag-some-days"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/779E1B23-BA9D-4342-B8DE-A14A7E038499-scaled.jpeg?fit=1707%2C2560","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-9sm","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":36612,"url":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=36612","url_meta":{"origin":36354,"position":0},"title":"Ducks Ltd. sign to Royal Mountain and Carpark + share new single","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"April 27, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Toronto\u2019s\u00a0Ducks Ltd.\u00a0(fka Ducks Unlimited) has\u00a0announced its signing to\u00a0Royal Mountain Records\u00a0(Canada) and\u00a0Carpark Records\u00a0(ROW) with an expanded reissue of debut EP\u00a0\u2018Get Bleak\u2019\u00a0out\u00a0May 21, 2021. 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