SHINE by Jess Vincent
Produced by Reg Meuross
HATSONGS HAT008
general release Sept 25 Proper Records
It’s not easy to stand out in today’s music industry, but Wiltshire singer songwriter Jess Vincent has a highly original style which is getting noticed:
“Shine sees Jess Vincent rising in stature as both a writer and performer of songs. An album that will last a lifetime and feel like it’s ended too soon.” NEIL KING – FATEA RECORDS
SHINE, Jess’s third album, is a collection of songs exploring themes of light, shade and survival, through what the album producer and renowned folk musician in his own right, Reg Meuross, describes as Jess’s ‘magical voice and exceptional and truly innovative songwriting talent’.
Some of the songs tell real life stories, such as ‘Billy Tipton’s
Waltz’ (Billy was a jazz pianist in the 1940s/50s. Born biologically female, he lived his adult life as a man and very successful musician); ‘New Amsterdam’ is about silent movie actress Olive Thomas who died in mysterious circumstances and whose ghost is said to haunt the New Amsterdam Theatre to this day. ‘Wind On The Downs’ is a musical adaptation of the beautifully tragic poem of that name by Marian Allen, written after her fiancé was killed when his plane was shot down in 1917. ‘Charley’s Song’ was inspired by a friend of Jess’s who is an officer in the army, and is a tribute to her bravery and the extraordinary responsibility that she, and other officers, takes on. Alongside these characters, Jess also brings us a more personal revelation in ‘Wrong Shade of Blue’ where a sunny day is mismatched with the emotion brought on by the death of her mother, and a great country style heartbreak song ‘Shackles and Chains’.
“Shine and Jess’s unique soaring, swooping sound has got me deliciously hooked; I can’t stop playing it… compulsive melodies – whoever coined the buzz-word “earworm” must be thinking of her.” MICK TEMS – FOLK WALES
Jess delivers her songs with her unique and gorgeous voice, and ‘Shine’ presents her trademark subtle arrangements on guitar, baritone uke, shruti box, bass, harmonium, dulcimer, cello, accordions, piano, trumpet and percussion, revealing a maturity that belies her youth, yet allowing her vulnerability to shine through.
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“Shine is Jess’s equivalent of satisfying, nourishing mental soul food – and she’s got me lining up for more and more”. MICK TEMS – FOLK WALES
Full album line up:
JESS VINCENT Vocals, Guitar, Shruti Box, Ukelele
REG MEUROSS Vocals, Guitar, Banjo, Dulcimer, Harmonica MARCEL ROSE Guitar, Electric Guitar
PETE WILLIS Bass
GRAHAM BROWN Drumkit, Cahon
BETH PORTER Cello
MIKE COSGRAVE Piano, Organ, Accordians, Trumpet SIMON EDWARDS Bass (Shine)
DOMINIC BAILEY Drumkit/Percussion (Shine)
Tracklist, timings and artists on each track:
**SHINE 3:36 (Jess Vincent, Reg Meuross Marcel Rose, Mike Cosgrave,
Dom Bailey, Simon Edwards)
LOVE ME TRUE 3:31 Jess Vincent, Reg Meuross, Marcel Rose, Graham Brown,
Pete Willis,
NEW AMSTERDAM 3:19 Jess Vincent, Reg Meuross, Marcel Rose, Graham Brown,
Mike Cosgrave
**FALL APART 4:05 Jess Vincent, Reg Meuross, Marcel Rose, Graham Brown,
Beth Porter,
SHACKLES AND CHAINS 5:08 Jess Vincent, Reg Meuross, Marcel Rose,
Graham Brown, Mike Cosgrave, Pete Willis
WIND ON THE DOWNS 3:42 Jess Vincent, Reg Meuross, Marcel Rose, Beth Porter, **WRONG SHADE OF BLUE 3:18 Jess Vincent, Reg Meuross, Graham Brown,
Mike Cosgrave, Pete Willis
CHARLEY’S SONG 3:31 Jess Vincent, Reg Meuross, Marcel Rose, Graham Brown,
Beth Porter
RAINING 2:53 Jess Vincent Reg Meuross, Marcel Rose, Graham Brown, Beth Porter **RUN SENOR RUN 4:15 Jess Vincent, Reg Meuross, Marcel Rose, Graham Brown,
Beth Porter, Mike Cosgrave
HERE AND NOW 3:34 Jess Vincent, Reg Meuross, Marcel Rose, Graham Brown,
Beth Porter
**BILLY TIPTON’S WALTZ 5:29 Jess Vincent, Reg Meuross, Marcel Rose, Graham Brown, Pete Willis, Mike Cosgrave
