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Cosmo Jarvis – 10 Facts

• 13th Oct 2009

COSMO JARVIS – 10 FACTS

1. Cosmo Jarvis is set to release his second single –“You Got Your Head” / Problems” – a truly remarkable ‘double A’

2. Recently opened for local superstars Muse in Teignmouth, where it transpired that both Cosmo and Matt Bellamy shared the same music teacher at school.

3. ‘Evidence we might have a miniature Tom Waits on our hands.’ NME live review 26th September

4. Cosmo doesn’t believe in doing things easy, where most new artists would release a 4-track EP to introduce their music into the mainstream, Cosmo decides to release an 18-track debut album set out as two 9 track Cd’s representing different sides of his character – a true plural bag of gems highlighting his unique songwriting talent where he delves into areas where most god fearing mortals would fear to tread let alone write a song about.

5. “My music changes from song to song,” explains Cosmo, “I like to write in loads of different styles because there is so much to explore. I believe that music will never be fully understood so why stop at one sound?”

6. Cosmo’s influences range from Tom Waits, Lennon/McCartney, Tom Waits, Jerry Garcia, Frank Zappa and Dave Grohl to Mad Dog McCrea…

7. Cosmo is now on the home page of Myspace with an exclusive download track and is being championed by video/music site Bablegum for whom he has made four short films. link

8. You can catch Cosmo at:
Oct 31st London Battersea Power station Freeze Festival 2009
Nov 03rd London Hoxton Underbelly
Nov 04th York The Duchess
Nov 06th Glasgow Captains Rest
Nov 07th Blackburn Live Lounge
Nov 10th Birmingham Hare & Hounds
Nov 11th Liverpool The Masque (supporting The Holloways)
Nov 12th London Notting Hill Arts club (Yoyo
Nov 13th Milton Keynes, Wolverton, The Caudfurd Arms
Nov 14th Bath Moles Club
Nov 17th Southampton Hamptons
Nov 18th Truro Wig & Pen
Nov 19th St. Agnes Taphouse
Nov 20th London Wimbledon Watershed
Nov 24th London Water Rats
Nov 25th Reading Oakford Social
Nov 27th Chelmsford Bar House (Club NME)

9. Cosmo’s next album is already written, and for his next project he’s planning to make a short film about a man who takes himself hostage.

10. His new video for “Problems” has been shot in the Courtroom at Totnes Guildhall and a prison cell at Brixham Heritage Museum.

Album: ‘Cosmo Jarvis’
Label: Wall Of Sound
Release Date: 16th November 2009

‘You Got Your Head’ & ‘Problems’
double A-side single released digitally 8th November