A month has passed since Music by Jeremy joined us for “Scenes From a Well Worn Path (Side Two),” and it’s a pleasure to have him back! Let’s give this wonderful independent singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Banbury, England, an awesome, thoroughly deserved welcome. His return feels like catching up with an old friend who spent the past month thinking deeply about life and has come back with even more to say.
Released on 25 October 2026, “Scenes From a Well Worn Path (Side Three)” continues his ambitious 24-track autobiographical journey. Drawing inspiration from John Lennon, Bob Dylan, Randy Newman and David Bowie, Jeremy makes intelligent, personal and refreshingly unafraid music that asks difficult questions. This time, he turns his gaze outward, exploring society, economics, love, and the meaning of enough without telling us (listeners) what to think. Stay with me as I take you on a track-by-track journey. Relax and enjoy!
Opening the album with a title that challenges the idea that everything has a price, “No Price on Earth” invites reflection on what money cannot measure or replace. Its strength lies in the questions it raises about human values. Jeremy’s thoughtful delivery suits the subject, giving the song a personal touch rather than turning it into a lecture.
Love meets logic in this wonderfully intriguing song, which treats romance as a mathematical proof that refuses to work. Titled “I Don’t Know,” this song captures the beautiful uncertainty of loving someone without being able to explain why. The idea is clever, but its emotional appeal is simple and universal. Jeremy’s honest, unpretentious approach gives this love song its warmth.
Inspired by John Maynard Keynes’s 1930 essay and opening with a line from Shakespeare’s Macbeth, “Economic Possibilities for Our Grandchildren” is the album’s boldest social commentary. The song examines how the promise of abundance became entangled with questions of who gets to enjoy it. Rather than preaching, Jeremy lays out the problem and lets us wrestle with it. Personally, it’s ambitious songwriting that makes big ideas accessible.
The album’s fourth track, “How Much Is Enough,” is a question that strikes at the heart of modern life. How much money, comfort, or material success do we need before the pursuit becomes its own trap? The song extends the album’s examination of wealth and desire, encouraging us to consider the difference between having more and living well. Its directness is part of its appeal.
When we reach “Market Square,” attention turns towards the spaces where commerce, community, and public life meet. The title evokes a place where people exchange goods, ideas, and opinions, making it an apt setting for the album’s outward-looking perspective. Jeremy’s songwriting invites us to think about what holds a community together when so much of life is measured in economic terms.
The closing track, “The Letter,” brings the album back towards the personal. A letter can carry affection, regret, truth, or words that are difficult to say aloud. Against the wider questions raised by the preceding songs, this title suggests the enduring importance of individual voices and direct human connection. It makes for a fitting final scene in an album built around life’s defining moments.
Working alone from his home studio, Jeremy plays the guitars and fretless bass himself, using generative AI tools trained on his voice to help realise his broader musical vision. The important thing is that the technology serves the songwriting rather than becoming the story. The music remains centred on human concerns, carefully shaped ideas and emotional honesty.
Jeremy’s vocal approach suits the material’s conversational spirit: curious, thoughtful, and more interested in communicating truth than showing off. The guitar work and fretless bass provide a personal musical foundation, while the independently assembled production allows the songs to reach beyond the limits of a one-person studio. With tracks running around three to three-and-a-half minutes, the album favours economy and purposeful songwriting over unnecessary excess.
In conclusion, “Scenes From a Well Worn Path (Side Three)” is an ambitious continuation of Jeremy’s musical autobiography, balancing private feeling with public questions. Its greatest strength is its refusal to offer easy answers. It asks us to reconsider what we value, what we owe one another, and what a good life might actually mean. To Music by Jeremy, it’s wonderful to have you back. A month after Side Two, you are back with another thoughtful chapter that rewards attention and invites repeated listening. Independent in spirit, inventive in execution, and deeply human at its core, this is a welcome reminder that meaningful songwriting does not need a big studio or a full band to make a lasting impression. Sometimes, all it needs is an honest voice and the courage to ask the right questions. Thank you for giving us one of the rare albums that can find you at almost every moment in life.
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