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Jaymes Young

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Melding elements of electronica, smooth indie R&B, and lush synth pop, Seattle native Jaymes Young emerged to buzz in early 2013 with his EP Dark Star. He gained further attention with his 2017 full-length Feel Something.

Young was born James McFarland in 1991 in Seattle, Washington. He was encouraged to explore music from a young age and by his teens was playing guitar and writing songs. After high school, he spent time as a member of the Seattle-based indie rock outfit Corner State before eventually moving to Los Angeles. There, he adopted the stage name Jaymes Young and scored a deal with <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Atlantic%22">Atlantic</a>, making his 2013 debut with the EP Dark Star. He was quickly sent out on a major tour with <a href="spotify:artist:3Bd1cgCjtCI32PYvDC3ynO">London Grammar</a>, and he returned with a follow-up EP, Habits of My Heart, in 2014. That year also brought a collaboration with <a href="spotify:artist:1Cs0zKBU1kc0i8ypK3B9ai">David Guetta</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:2WX2uTcsvV5OnS0inACecP">Birdy</a> on <a href="spotify:artist:1Cs0zKBU1kc0i8ypK3B9ai">Guetta</a>'s track "I'll Keep Loving You." He and singer <a href="spotify:artist:4N874uPqBka1QiCvnCVOtr">Phoebe Ryan</a> offered their own collaborative single, "We Won't," the following year.

Young returned in early 2017 with a pair of soulful singles, "Stoned on You" and "Feel Something." The latter provided the title for his first full-length album, which appeared in June of that year. Also included on the record was the gold-certified song "I'll Be Good." In 2018, he joined <a href="spotify:artist:6oFs3qk4VepIVFdoD4jmsy">PVRIS</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:1xHQO9GJIW9OXHxGBISYc5">Marian Hill</a> on the track "Same Soul." A stand-alone single, "Spaces," arrived in October 2020. In 2022, a deluxe version of Young's album Feel Something was released with the bonus track "Happiest Year" and "Nothing Holy." ~ Timothy Monger

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