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Stephen Jessep
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Out of 8 votes - Similar Artists: Nick Cave, Angels of Light, Leonard Cohen, Elliot Smith
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- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Genre: Folk » Folk Singer-Songwriter
Editor's review
Sometimes counting Warren Zevon as an influence doesn't so much mean aping the clever classic rocker as sounding like a werewolf in London. This UK folk-rocker has a nocturnal mutter that could very well come from those infamous Zevon characters. But Jessep's confessional sadness is more "Nebraska"-era Bruce than some night-dwelling bloodsucker.
Biography
London-based singer-songwriter Stephen Jessep writes songs inspired by growing up in the 'blue-rinse' - a quiet conservative haven somewhere in the English Southern Counties for the disaffected middle classes. Out of the restlessness and boredom comes the lust that destroys the characters who populate these songs, tinged with black humour and inspired lyrically by the narrative-led songwriting of Randy Newman, Warren Zevon and Bruce Springsteen.
