Music by Jeremy’s Scenes from a Well Worn Path is only one side into a much bigger story. Side One arrived on August 25th, introducing six songs from a 24 track project that will be released across four monthly installments. Now, Side Two arrives September 25th.
After spending time with the first side, we’re curious to hear where Jeremy takes the project next.
Where We Left Off
Jeremy is a Banbury, Oxfordshire songwriter working from a small home studio. The songs begin with his own music and lyrics, often written on an old Faith acoustic guitar, before he builds them into fuller productions.
Side One gave us six songs that moved around stylistically without losing the personality of the songwriter behind them. Be Me opened with the pressure of trying to become what other people expect. The Story of a Mistress moved into character driven storytelling, while Bowie on the Wall drew from one of Jeremy’s musical heroes without turning into an imitation.
How to Be Good continued the questioning, A Well Worn Path brought the biggest production on the side, and Bittersweet closed the first chapter. Across those six songs, Jeremy moved through folk, soul, post punk, synth pop, blues and gospel territory while keeping the writing at the centre.
What We Know About Side Two
Side Two is the second six song chapter of the 24 track double album and arrives September 25th. Side Three is planned for October 25th, with Side Four following November 25th.
Jeremy describes the wider journey as one that moves through pain, grief, joy and fear. His outlook is what he calls joyous realism: life can be difficult and sometimes absurd, but there is still plenty of beauty, humour and curiosity in it.
Two songs already singled out from Side Two are Do Birds Sing the News and Idonella Sakaiensis. Both are described as tracks where carefully crafted music meets lyrics designed to make listeners stop and consider how we live. We have not heard the complete Side Two release yet, so we’re keeping the focus on what has been shared rather than pretending to review songs before they arrive.
The Way Jeremy Makes It
One of the more unusual parts of this project is the production process. Jeremy writes all of the music and lyrics himself and produces the work from his Banbury studio. He has also been open about using AI tools as a creative prosthetic, helping him build out vocals and drums for a band he could not otherwise assemble.
The distinction matters. The songwriting starts with Jeremy. The technology is part of how he realizes the finished production, not where the songs originate. It’s an unconventional route, but it has allowed him to turn a collection of personal songs into a much larger body of work.
His musical influences help explain the emphasis on storytelling. John Lennon, Paul Simon, Randy Newman, Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen are among the artists Jeremy cites as important influences. They are all writers who understand that a song can do more than describe a feeling; it can sit with that feeling and ask questions about it.
A Project Still Unfolding
That’s what makes the release schedule interesting. Side One didn’t give us the whole picture, and Side Two won’t either. Each installment adds another group of songs to a project built around the idea that life doesn’t arrive as one clean narrative.
There are stories about relationships, identity, grief, joy, fear and all the strange territory in between. Jeremy’s approach is personal without being especially precious about it. There is room for humour alongside the heavier material, which keeps the project from becoming one long exercise in looking backward.
Side Two gives us another six scenes to add to the picture. Based on what Jeremy has shared, Do Birds Sing the News and Idonella Sakaiensis may be two of the songs that give us the clearest sense of where this next chapter is heading.
Final Thoughts
Scenes from a Well Worn Path – Side Two arrives September 25th, continuing a project that is ambitious in both its size and its willingness to move between different sides of Jeremy’s songwriting.
Side One gave us a strong introduction. Now we’re getting the next six songs, followed by two more installments in October and November. That’s a lot of music, but Jeremy’s approach makes the journey worth following one side at a time.
For now, Side One is worth revisiting, and September 25th is circled on our calendar. We’ll see where the path leads next.
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