Canadian multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter and record producer Jesse Marchant left us stuck on repeat with his latest single “An Accident” from his new album Antelope Running, which will be released later this summer. This song is a masterpiece and it draws a new emotion with every listen. Jesse Marchant is a professional singer and he has so much talent when it comes to performing and writing songs. The lyrics of this song are so original, the instrumentation is enjoyable and the vocal melodies are incredibly catchy. The atmosphere of this song is unique and the production is smart and polished which takes this masterpiece to the next level. Jesse Marchant has one of the richest voices we’ve ever heard and this amazing song left us very excited to listen to his upcoming album Antelope Running.
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WHAT THE ARTIST SAYS ABOUT THIS SONG:
“I most often find myself in the camp of believers that a writer, particularly of songs, should not reveal too much about the meaning of their work – to leave room for interpretation, and internalization by the reader or listener. In this case however, the lyrics and progression of the song are so literal that I don’t mind being more specific. An Accident recounts a serious accident I had in my teens, while snowboarding with my younger brother, from which I hemorrhaged and almost died. It recalls the day, and the period immediately following, from his, my and the perspective of my mother. Though I have told the story to close friends several times over the years, it never occurred to me to write about it. Then one morning the recollection came back to me vividly while I was playing the piano, along with the lyrics which came all at once, in a flood. I rarely experience such urgency in my writing, so I figured it best to let be what had transpired.
With decades of hindsight, an understanding of what the experience might have meant to those around me surfaced, along with what I failed to notice about it at the time and throughout the years. The song seems to have ended up an homage of sorts to my mother. To her love and dedication in my time of great vulnerability.”
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Jesse Marchant is a Canadian multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter and record producer living in New York City. Marchant has produced and recorded five studio albums. His most recently completed Antelope Running will be released in the summer of ’21. Marchant has made numerous headline tours of the US and Canada, and has been featured in national support slots for the Mercury Prize-Winning group Alt-J, Other Lives, Nathaniel Rateliff, Sondre Lerche, Rogue Wave, Cloud Cult, Heartless Bastards, Local Natives, AA Bondy, Damien Jurado, and many more.
Marchant’s songs have been featured on several Emmy Award-winning shows including Grey’s Anatomy, Parenthood, Shameless, The Blacklist, Eyewitness, Bones, etc. He has also produced several of his own music videos, including two live in-studio video albums and a trilogy starring Christopher Abbott and Amanda Seyfried. In 2018, Marchant produced the Official Video for the single “Sister, I,” directed by Brady Corbet, winner of two Golden Lions at the Venice film festival. The video features one of the last remaining skywriting pilots and the song has been streamed over EIGHT millions times to date.
