JayWood

JayWood is the stage name of Jeremy Haywood-Smith, a Canadian musician from Winnipeg, Manitoba whose music blends soul, funk, hip hop, indie rock and psychedelic rock influences.

He released a number of singles and EPs in the 2010s before releasing his full-length debut album Time in 2019. He followed up in 2021 with Some Days, a newly rerecorded version of one of his early EPs, and followed up with his second full-length album, Slingshot, in 2022.

Slingshot was longlisted for the 2023 Polaris Music Prize, and Leo Negro was longlisted for the 2026 Polaris Music Prize.

References

  1. ↑ "JayWood Unleashes Psych-Funk with a Mission on Slingshot". Paste. July 15, 2022.
  2. ↑ Erin Lebar, "JayWood makes personal Time". Winnipeg Free Press, June 5, 2019.
  3. ↑ Chris Bryson, "Winnipeg's JayWood Turns His Influences into His Peers on 'Some Days'". Exclaim!, April 21, 2021.
  4. ↑ Myles Tiessen, "'Slingshot' Launches Winnipeg's JayWood into New Territory". Exclaim!, July 14, 2022.
  5. ↑ "2023 Polaris Music Prize long list: Feist, Jessie Reyez and more". CBC Music, June 13, 2023.
  6. ↑ Sydney Brasil, "Polaris Music Prize Shares 2026 Long List". Exclaim!, June 11, 2026.