Jethro Tait Announces I Don`t Sleep Ep Available 18 September 2020
Jethro started playing guitar when he was 13, took his first step into the industry as a songwriter when he signed a deal with Universal Publishing in 2013, and cut his teeth as a performer in 2014 as part of the boyband FOUR, who won The X Factor South Africa and went on to share the stage with international acts like One Direction and Nicki Minaj before parting ways to pursue solo careers. He was signed by Universal Music South Africa in 2017.
This September, Jethro will release his eight track EP ‘I Don’t Sleep’. “This EP is personal and honest. It revolves around my feelings towards growing up and trying to figure out my place in the world. As I’ve got older my perspective on life has got a lot darker. I had such big dreams as a kid and somewhere along the line I stopped believing they would come true. I feel like the shift from being a kid with big dreams to a stressed-out adult happened very suddenly and I wasn’t ready for it. The meaning behind the title, “I Don’t Sleep” is that I’ve woken up to the real world and I can’t go back to seeing the “dreamland” I believed in as a kid.”
Track Listing:
- SAD
- Dreams
- I Don’t Sleep
- Who Are You
- Hold On
- Weirdo
Despite boasting an impressive resume, he says that his career highlight to date was having Running Wild, the smash hit he wrote with Pascal and Pearce, reaching multi-platinum status. “It was my first release as a solo artist, and I am extremely proud of it.”
Influenced largely by the likes of Ed Sheeran, Jethro has positioned himself as a pop artist with a penchant for original, catchy music. “I started listening to Ed Sheeran at a time when my song writing was still developing, and I really liked how he wrote songs. It was different to what was out there. He is definitely one of the biggest influences on me and how I approach making music.”
In addition, the young songwriter is inspired by life experiences. “While I generally draw inspiration from what I myself or the people around me are going through, more recently I’ve been focused on how life changes as you grow up. I’ve been inspired by that transition.”
‘I Don’t Sleep’ EP will be released 18 September 2020.
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Watch the lyric video (created by Jethro): https://youtu.be/rKxdzbM5GeE?t=59
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