"A Serious Minded Songwriter" states The Willamette Weekly's Jeff Rosenberg Jeremy Has just released two new records this summer entitled FACEDOWN and ROADS. These CD's are two separate vibrations ROADS leaning heavily in the Americana genre with helpings of Soul and a bit of tongue and Cheek Humor. ROADS was recently chosen by CD Baby as an Editors Pick and here is what they had to say; "There's something immediately gripping about Jeremy Serwer's voice; it's got just the right amount of gravel to complement his soulful timbre, or the female vocals who accompany him on several tracks. Sometimes jaunty, sometimes with a funky backbeat and electric piano, and sometimes with not much more than an acoustic guitar, Serwer's diverse palette of genres serves him well, and suitably frames his knack for a turn of phrase matched by chord & melodic changes that you just want to hear over and over again. Album highlights include the haunting soul of "Dirty Entity" and the lovely "Bare Witness" which recalls Elliott Smith's gorgeous melancholy. It's really compelling, heartfelt music. Check it out today!" The song "Dirty Entity" from ROADS is currently being featured on CD Baby's Folk podcast. Facedown is a beautifully crafted CD that focuses on Jeremy's more melancholy nature. FACEDOWN is the record he is most proud of to date working with Rob Stroup at 8 Ball Studios in Portland with some extra talented players. Jeremy recently played the Fast Folk revival in Seattle a historic event from the 70's that is being rekindled by one of its founders Peter Spencer. KINK Radio in Portland says this about Jeremy, "His songs run the gamut from emotionally charged heartbreakers to pointed political statements. His ability to generate emotion in an audience is testament to his songwriting expertise and a powerful bluesy expressive delivery." Jeremy is not stranger to the road having embarked on several Jaunts about the US and has also performed around South Korea. Jeremy has been active in these bands Rich Man's Burden, Seashell Radio, Acoustic Minds and Thistle. He has accompanied Songwriter/performer veteran Anne Weiss and worked in recording and live performances with Eric Pollard(Low, Retribution Gospel Choir, Sun Kil Moon) Skip Von Kuske(Portland Cello Project, M. Ward, Vagabond Opera) Jimi Cooper(Dukes of Hubbard, No Wait Wait, The Fractals) and many others. "FM" Jeremy's first solo release is a portrait of a nine year existence in Portland's ebb and flow musical aura. Jeremy called on a few of his close musical compatriots to lend their talents to this very personal musical diary, including Ali Ippolito(Heroes and Villains, When the Broken Bow, Mr Fredrick) Chris Chard(Rye Hollow, Kerosene Dream, Acoustic Minds, Keegan Smith) Jenni and Amanda Price(Acoustic Minds and too many Portland Bands to mention), Jim Ragland aka Slim Chanse and The biggest part of making FM possible was producer engineer Adara Blake(Opticollide, Ink Petal) she lent her hours and art in more ways then can be possibly imagined. Here are further press testimonials for Jeremy Serwer.
"Belting out gutsy original music is exactly what musicians are supposed to do. It is in his ability to generate emotion in an audience that Portland's Jeremy Serwer begins his deviation from the norm. Serwer's songs build on a dynamic range of emotions and energy. Explosive and intense to light hearted and fun, his music presents an array of atmospheres that are difficult to pigeonhole. When asked, Serwer confesses it is tricky classifying his music but that he considers AAA as a reasonable genre to place it in or possibly Political Adult Contemporary. However, over time a variety of other colorful descriptions have emerged from the press like Defiant Nocturnal Songs and Traditional Macabre, making light of an obvious dark thread that is apparent in either the structure or lyrics of Serwer's music Fran Grey Portland Music Central.
Folk Imbued Wisdom With Extra Blue Eyed Soul." The Willamette Weekly Portland OR
"Defiant Nocturnal Songs." The Ripsaw, Duluth MN.
"Iron Fist in Velvet Glove" "D" Magazine Dallas TX
Live radio performances: KXCI 91.3 FM(Tucson), KBOO 90.7, KPSU 89.1 (Portland), KVRM (Eugene, OR), KRSH (Santa Rosa, CA), KALX (Berkeley), KZSU (Stanford), KZFR (Chico, CA), KUMD (Duluth), KRVS (Lafayette, LA), WCSB (Cleveland),KVYN 99.3(Napa, CA)KRCB 91.1 FM(Santa Rosa CA) Pirate Cat Radio 89.9(San Francisco, Los Angeles, Berlin Germany).
Appeared with : No Wait Wait (featuring Al Sparhawk of Low and Retribution Gospel Choir) Carrie Akre(Goodness, Hammerbox), Asobi Seksu, Sissy Wish, Teitur, The Parson Redheads, National Flower, Mark Growden, Stephen Ashbrook, Charlie Parr, Haley Bonar, Mike D (I Can Lick any son of a bitch in the house), Lewie Longmire, Holly Figueroa O'reilly, Little Sue, Fran Grey, Anne Weiss, Brad Brooks, Dr. Theopolis, Bernie Riley, Eric Mcfadden, Scott Fisher, Stephanie Schniederman, Ezra Hollbrook, Lea Krueger, Mckinley, Lanterna, Laura Gibson, Horse Feathers, John Vechiarelli, Holcombe Waller, Ian Moore, Lap Dog, Janet Robin, Kaitlyn Ni Donovan (High Violets), Kathleen Haskard, Pete Ekstam, Sara Softich, Pete Krebs, Liv Warfield, Morgan Grace, Linda Hornbuckle, Gregory Douglas, Matt Hopper (Roman Candles), , Amoree Lovell, Jeremy Wilson (Dharma Bums), Granfalloon Bus, Tony Smiley, Natalia Zuckerman, Fleeting Trance, Anna Petrocovich, Chris Von Schniedorn…
