Jonathan Brenner’s new single, ‘Instagram Success’ is a little bit bit kitschy and an entire lot of enjoyable, because the Atlanta singer songwriter makes use of each descriptive cliche within the e book to explain life as successful on the ‘gram.
Channelling 70s Billy Joel (suppose something from ‘The Stranger’ album), blended with trendy manufacturing values and themes, and also you’ve just about summed up ‘Instagram Success’. Brenner describes his sound as “someplace between New York and Nashville”, and we will definitely vibe with that. Citing amongst his influences the likes of Hank Williams, Sr., Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Elton John, James Taylor, Cole Porter, Tom Lehrer, Antônio Carlos Jobim, and naturally, Billy Joel, Brenner has managed to take one thing from everybody and mix it into a method of his very personal.
‘Instagram Success’, out this Friday, March 1, is the title tune from Bremmer’s album of the identical title, which is about for launch on the third of Could. The monitor, which comes with a fab music video, takes a jazzy have a look at the narcissistic tradition we reside in, the place everyone seems to be a star of their very own actuality present on social media. ‘Instagram Success’was recorded an engineered by Billy Gewin at Cave Cricket Studio in Tucker, Georgia. Whereas Jonathan wrote the music and lyrics, Billy contributed the instrumental bridge, in addition to the stonking horn association.
It’s not Jonathan’s first collaboration with Billy Gewin; Bremmer’s debut album was recorded 2016 with Billy at Cave Cricket Studio. From these first days the pair found they shared related musical sensibilities, and it’s not wanting like they’re going to half methods anytime quickly.
The music video for ‘Instagram Success’ is considerably tongue in cheek, with Brenner proven enjoying his guitar on what seems to be an Instagram livestream, with limitless “likes” and feedback streaming by. Bremmer accompanies himself on the guitar, whereas Gewin’s horns present a robust – and at instances pure jazz – backing. The “livestream” footage is interspersed with scenes of Brenner enjoying his guitar in different conditions, reminiscent of standing in a warehouse, or in entrance of a projected backdrop of a tropical paradise. It’s enjoyable, witty, and all spherical good listening.
Take a look at the video for ‘Instagram Success’ beneath, and discover out extra about Jonathan Brenner and his music on-line on his official website, Twitter, Fb, and naturally, Instagram.
