JBM

I first came across Lake Clear, New York artist JBM (Jesse Marchant) via his Daytrotter session, where the acoustic finger-picking of “Years/Cleo’s Song” immediately sounded to me like something that should be artfully placed in a Woodshed Films/Malloy brothers surfing film, replete with dappled sunlight and crystalline water.

As I dug into his catalog, I discovered not only a heartbreakingly earnest voice (which on the “From Me To You…” track sounds like my favorite eras of sad-bastard Ryan Adams) but a muted melancholy that permeates his music, reminiscent of Red House Painters or José González. I can’t stop listening these days.

From Me To You and You To Me – JBM

Years/Cleo’s Song – JBM
(from the Daytrotter session)

JBM was just signed to Partisan Records (home of them Deer Tick fellas), and they will be re-releasing his independent 2009 album Not Even in July (out April 13th). The album was recorded in a 19th-century church in NY.

JBM WINTER TOUR – WITH SONDRE LERCHE
2/2 – Dallas, TX @ The Cambridge Room @ the House of Blues
2/3 – Austin, TX @ The Parish
2/5 – Houston, TX @ The Meridian
2/6 – New Orleans, LA @ The Parish @ the House of Blues
2/8 – Tallahassee, FL @ Club Downunder
2/9 – Orlando, Fl @ The Social
2/11 – Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
2/12 – Birmingham, AL @ Workplay Theatre
2/13 – Nashville, TN @ 12th & Porter
2/15 – St. Louis, MO @ The Old Rock House
2/16 – Kansas City, MO @ Record Bar
2/17 – Minneapolis, MN @ The Varsity Theatre
2/19 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
2/20 – Madison, WI @ The Frequency
2/21 – Milwaukee, WI @ Shank Hall
2/22 – East Lansing, MI @ Mac’s Bar
2/23 – Detroit, MI @ Majestic Cafe
2/25 – Louisville, KY @ Zanza Bar
2/26 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Cafe
2/27 – Ithaca, NY @ Castaways
3/4 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
3/5 – Washington, DC @ Rock & Roll Hotel
3/6 – Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwell’s