Oscar Jerome Releases New Single 'Sweet Isolation' Featuring Kaidi Akinnibi

Surrounded by jazz tones and melancholy guitar riffs, Oscar Jerome has unveiled 'Sweet Isolation', alongside grainy visuals filmed amongst the breezy hills in Iceland.

Created in collaboration with Kaidi Akinnibi providing an intoxicating and melodramatic saxophone throughout the track, Oscar Jerome accommodates sombre lyrics as he evolves his soundscapes and explores themes of masculinity and insecurity in 'Sweet Isolation'. As he switches between characters through the duration of the track, he reflects on the emotion and pain of transformation within.

Speaking on the track, Oscar Jerome mentioned “This track and visual is an exploration into the beauty in melancholy. The first character you encounter is Jerry, back in an easier time. He is happy but somewhat deluded, a warped idolisation of what was. The second character, Ice Guycicle, reflects the art that grows out of deep emotion and the pain experienced on the path to transformation. He could be a real person searching for answers on an alien planet or he

could be a thought walking through the barren landscape of your mind.”

Hailing from Norwich, Oscar has worked his way to becoming London's most sought after jazz musicians. As he follows the same pathways as his father who was a guitarist, he draws influences from George Benson, Wes Montgomery and John Coltrane. Infusing his music with sounds that delve into jazz, hip-hop, soul and funk, he has worked with Kokoroko as well as Shabaka Hutchings, Moses Boyd, Yussef Dayes & Lianne La Havas and steadily been making a name for himself behind the scenes.

Watch the visuals for 'Sweet Isolation' here!