Jamie Isaac

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{{Infobox musical artist

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| caption = Jamie Isaac (right) with MC Pinty

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| origin = London, United Kingdom

| genre = Alternative, Ambient, Folk, Jazz

| years_active = 2011–present

| label = Marathon Artists
House Anxiety

| associated_acts = {{hlist|King Krule|Rejjie Snow|Sub Luna City|MC Pinty|Jesse James Solomon|Joe Hertz }}

| website = {{URL|jamieisaac.com}}

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Tom Cully, known professionally as Jamie Isaac, is an English singer, songwriter and producer.

Signed to House Anxiety /Marathon Artists, Isaac's debut EP, I Will Be Cold Soon, attracted attention for its near-choral incantations, minimalist jazz tones and post-rock layering.{{cite web|url=http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/new-music/blog/listen-jamie-isaac-softly-draining-seas-124725 |title=Listen: Jamie Isaac – Softly Draining Seas |publisher=The Line of Best Fit |date=2 May 2013 |accessdate=12 June 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/15359-softly-draining-seas/ |title=Jamie Isaac: "Softly Draining Seas" | Tracks |work=Pitchfork |date=29 April 2013 |accessdate=12 June 2014}} Isaac has been praised for using the power of silence with experimental and enveloping swaggering beats and his self-aware lyrics.{{cite web|last=Barley |first=Hector |url=http://www.thefourohfive.com/news/article/exposure-jamie-isaac |title=Exposure: Jamie Isaac |publisher=Thefourohfive.com |date=4 September 2013 |accessdate=12 June 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.clashmusic.com/features/otw-531-jamie-isaac |title=OTW #531: Jamie Isaac | Clash Magazine |work=Clash |accessdate=12 June 2014}}{{cite web|author=Josh|url=http://www.crackintheroad.com/music/10870-introducing-jamie-isaac/|title=Introducing: Jamie Isaac|website=Crack in the Road|date=3 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111111052824/http://www.crackintheroad.com/music/10870-introducing-jamie-isaac/|archive-date=2011-11-11|url-status=dead|accessdate=12 June 2014}} His second EP, Blue Break, gained recognition for its soulful, piano-led sound.{{cite web|url=http://pigeonsandplanes.com/2014/02/jamie-isaac-dried/|title=Jamie Isaac – "She Dried"|work=Pigeons & Planes|date=3 February 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307132946/http://pigeonsandplanes.com/2014/02/jamie-isaac-dried/|archive-date=2014-03-07|accessdate=12 June 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.thefourohfive.com/news/article/listen-to-jamie-isaac-s-track-she-dried |title=Listen to Jamie Isaac's track She Dried |publisher=Thefourohfive.com |date=7 February 2014 |accessdate=12 June 2014}} Featuring Jamie in The Guardian's New Music, Michael Cragg praised "Blue Break" for "favouring space and atmosphere over production histrionics".{{cite web|author=Michael Cragg |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2014/feb/24/jamie-isaac-she-dried |title=Jamie Isaac – She Dried: New music |work=The Guardian |accessdate=12 June 2014}}

In the run up to the release of his debut album Couch Baby, Isaac presented the 'Loose Grip' Mixtape, a series of remixes of tracks taken from the album featuring collaborations with Rejjie Snow, King Krule under the moniker Edgar The Beatmaker, Jesse James Solomon, Jadasea, Black Mack, and Mr Malarky.{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/64059-jamie-isaac-enlists-king-krule-rejjie-snow-more-for-new-mixtape/|work=Pitchfork|title=Jamie Isaac Enlists King Krule, Rejjie Snow, More for New Mixtape|author=Jazz Monroe|date=10 March 2016}}

In January 2018, Jamie released 'Doing Better' followed by 'Wings' in March. He then announced the title of his next album (04:30 Idler), which was released on 1 June 2018.{{Cite news|url=http://www.clashmusic.com/news/jamie-isaac-announces-new-album-0430-idler|title=Jamie Isaac Announces New Album '(04:30) IDLER'|work=Clash Magazine|access-date=2018-04-05|language=en}} His latest single '(04:30) Idler / Sleep' was released on 23 May 2018.

Life and career

Jamie Issac was born on 2 July 1994 in Croydon. He gained widespread identity as a featured soloist of the boys choir Libera performing in many concerts in the UK as well as many foreign tours. He attended the BRIT School alongside King Krule,{{cite web|last1=Zadeh|first1=Joe|title=OTW #531: Jamie Isaac|url=http://www.clashmusic.com/features/otw-531-jamie-isaac|website=Clash Music|accessdate=18 September 2014}} the two have worked on many projects together since.{{cite web | work=Noisey | title=King Krule has spearheaded a new suburban pop revolution |first=Robbie |last=Wojciechowski |url= https://www.vice.com/en/article/king-krule-has-spearheaded-a-new-suburban-pop-revolution/ | access-date=25 October 2013 | date=25 October 2013}} He started making his own music in 2011 in his parents home, and released a few online demos. After a friend of his invited him to do a few sessions in a studio, his music advanced rapidly, with people expressing an interest in his music. Jamie has always had an interest in film-making and script writing, saying that if it weren't for music, those are the careers he probably would have pursued.

His influences come from jazz pianists such as Dave Brubeck, Bill Evans and Teddy Wilson and classical pianist Chopin as well as The Beach Boys.{{cite web|last1=Day|first1=Lawrence|title=Introducing: Jamie Isaac|url=http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/new-music/introducing/jamie-isaac-149130|website=The Line of Best Fit|accessdate=18 September 2014}}

Jamie describes his own music style as "brooding, cinematic and minimalist" and that he would never write a song without a piano line in it. He has released two EP's, namely 'I Will be Cold Soon' and 'Blue Break', both of which have become well known.

In March 2017, he released Couch Baby (Revisited) featuring new track Un-thinkable and remixes from Wiki, Denzel Curry and Rejjie Snow among others.

In January 2018, Jamie announced the title of his next single 'Doing Better' on Instagram and later on posted a video on Twitter in the studio with the caption 'Mastering the album was up till 6am making sure this was perfect I need sleep'. The video for 'Doing Better' was released on 8 February 2018 and single released on 9 February 2018. Since then, the singles 'Wings' and 'Maybe' have been released, both with accompanying music videos. The album (4:30 Idler) is due for release on 1 June 2018.{{Cite news|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/jamie-isaac-maybe-music-video-premiere-2018/|title=Welcome to Jamie Isaac’s World|date=2018-05-02|work=Noisey|access-date=2018-05-02|language=en-uk}}

On 17 January 2018, Jamie announced he was going to be joining Nick Hakim on his six-date UK tour in February 2018.

Discography

= Album =

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YearTitleFormatReleasedLabel
2016Couch Baby12" vinyl
Digital / CD
8 July 2016Marathon Artists
2017Couch Baby (Revisited)Digital / CD11 March 2017Marathon Artists
2018

|(04:30) Idler

|12" vinyl

Digital / CD

|1 June 2018

|Marathon Artists

2024

|Please, Remember Me

|Digital

|25 October 2024

|Jamie Isaac

= EP =

class="wikitable"
YearTitleFormatReleasedTracksLabel
2013I Will Be Cold Soon12" vinyl
Digital
28 June 2013"Can See, Pt. 1"
"Softly Draining Seas"
"I Will Be Cold Soon"
"Hardened Front"
House Anxiety
Marathon Artists
2014Blue Break12" vinyl
Digital
24 March 2014"Blue Break"
"She Dried"
"Mother's Love Don't Stretch"
"Can See (Part 2)"
House Anxiety
Marathon Artists

=Mixtape=

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YearTitleFormatReleasedTracksLabel
2016Loose GripDigital30 March 201601 Last Drip (Remix ft. Rejjie Snow)
02 CNT U SEE (Remix ft. Jadasea)
03 Know U Like Me (Edgar The Beatmaker Remix)
04 CNT U SEE (Mr Malarky Remix)
05 Mother's Love Don't Stretch (Remix ft. Jesse James Solomon)
06 Staying With Me All Night (Edgar The Beatmaker Remix)
07 Find The Words (JI Edit)
08 All My Days (Edgar The Beatmaker Remix)
09 PINTY'S Interlude (Remix ft. MC PINTY)
10 Know U Like Me (Rago Foot Remix ft. Jesse James Solomon)
House Anxiety
Marathon Artists

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