Local crooner Jeremy Loops is climbing up the charts with his comeback single ‘Mortal Man’ and as we continue to wait patiently for his upcoming studio album, Jeremy has released a beautiful acoustic version of the track accompanied by a sun-kissed music video which features an 85-year-old coronavirus survivor.
Produced by Simone Felice, a super-producer best known for his work on The Lumineers’ first two albums, Mortal Man Acoustic sees Loops deconstruct his single to its core essence.
“When I first wrote ‘Mortal Man’, I was sitting on a river with just my guitar,” Jeremy explains. “Producing the official single was this beautiful meticulous process of adding elements and instrumentation that elevated the song, but I always felt like we needed to release an acoustic version too that spoke to the song’s genesis.”
Speaking on his relationship with Simone Felice, Jeremy says “I’ve always wanted to work with Simone. He’s one of my dream producers. When I was starting out, I used to listen to the records he did with The Lumineers. I would try figure out how he made the music so beautiful and organic, but still give it the feeling of a release that can have broad appeal. It’s an insane skill I feel really comes across on this acoustic release.”
For the track’s official music video, Jeremy really wanted to make an impact while showcasing the raw emotion of the song. Shot in Cape Town’s beautiful mountain ranges and smaller, more intimate spaces, the video features Granny Laundry, an 85-year-old COVID-19 survivor who lives in Kommetjie, Jeremy’s hometown.
The singer says adding Granny Laundry’s story was important to him. “’Mortal Man at its essence is a song about acknowledging one’s mortality and, by extension, the endurance of the human spirit. When I heard Granny Laundry’s story, I had to meet her.’ Jeremy explains. ‘The elderly wrestle with Mortality more than anyone else, and to have to face coronavirus at that age is to push one to their existential limit. I think she’s remarkable. That juxtaposition of this young man who, in his own way, believes he’ll live forever being hand-in-hand with an elderly woman who knows better captures the essence of ‘Mortal Man’.”
Listen to the acoustic version of ‘Mortal Man’ here:
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