Jeremy Jay plays dreamy, stream-of-consciousness indie pop inspired by synth pop, the innocence of the '50s and early '60s, and above all, movies. Whether he borrows from scrappy indie pop and rock, as on 2008's A Place Where We Could Go or 2010's Splash, or more electronic sounds, as on 2014's Abandoned Apartments or 2018's Demons, his music is defined by full-hearted romance and filmic mystery.
A native of Monterey, California, Jay moved to Portland, Oregon, and debuted with the Dreamland EP, which was the soundtrack to a short film in which he starred; St. Ives released it...