JEREMY ZUCKER DROPS NEW SINGLE & TOUR

Ahead of his new album Garden State releasing next month, Multi-Platinum singer, songwriter, and producer Jeremy Zucker returns today with his latest single “surprise!” out now. The New Jersey-born, LA-based artist is set to release his new studio album Garden Stateon August 22nd via Mercury Records.

A reflective and uplifting acoustic ballad, “surprise!” is a love letter written to Jeremy’s younger self. He promises himself that he’ll achieve his lifelong dreams of becoming an artist, finding his perfect partner, and moving out of his small hometown to accomplish things he only ever wished for. While the future may seem uncertain for the younger version of himself, he reassures him that everything will be alright.

Jeremy shares, “‘surprise’ is really surreal for me because it’s a letter to my younger self, who’s dream i’m literally living. that’s why the line ‘cuz strange as it seems, i’m living your dreams, the voice coming out your speakers’ hits so hard for me, on one side i’m kind of time traveling, and on another, someone else who is listening could be listening to their future self. but the lyrics of the song hold all of what is special about it.”

Zucker first introduced Garden State with his single “hometown,” a sentimental and introspective acoustic anthem that marked a return to his New Jersey roots. The song is an exploration of the somewhat complicated feelings of growing up, leaving your hometown, and seeing it through a new perspective as an adult. The 14-track Garden State album traces Jeremy’s journey out of New Jersey as an 18-year-old and through the ups and downs of moving across the country and living his dream. He translates formative experiences of gaining independence, finding love, and all the complexities consistent with growing up into raw and honest lyrics delivered over bare instrumentation and minimalist production. While creating Garden State, he mentally transported himself back to his childhood, allowing himself to process his memories and emotions through a new lens. By doing so, he delivers his most vivid and vulnerable work to date.

In September, Zucker will kick off the “Welcome to the Garden State Tour” across North America with a recently announced second leg in Australia later this fall. Beginning in San Diego on September 16th at The Observatory North Park, the tour will see Jeremy perform in major cities through October, including Nashville’s Brooklyn Bowl, New York’s Brooklyn Steel, Toronto’s HISTORY, Los Angeles’ The Wiltern, and more, and then take the tour to Australia in November. See the full list of tour dates below. T

At the end of 2024, Zucker released brent iii—the third installment of his fan favorite collaborative series with Chelsea Cutler. Beyond amassing tens of millions of streams, it received widespread tastemaker acclaim. UPROXX marveled at how it “captures Cutler and Zucker in their most naturally reflective and vulnerable states,” and Wonderland declared, “As they have found their way from burgeoning young stars to established industry veterans, Cutler and Zucker’s writing, melodic connection, and thematic expansion have only become distinct and meticulous.” The duo then took their “Brent Forever Tour” across North America, bringing the brent catalogue to life live on stage for the very first time. Not to mention, over the past year, Jeremy also delivered his collaboration “Cozy” with Lauv and Alexander 23 and single “this time” to celebrate the five-year anniversary of his beloved EP summer, and global viral hit “comethru.”

Now, Garden State represents where Jeremy Zucker came from, who he’s become, and where he’s going next.

JEREMY ZUCKER PRESENTS “WELCOME TO THE GARDEN STATE TOUR”:
September 16 // San Diego, CA // The Observatory North Park
September 17 // Phoenix, AZ // The Van Buren
September 19 // Dallas, TX // The Echo Lounge & Music Hall
September 20 // Austin, TX // Scoot Inn
September 23 // Nashville, TN // Brooklyn Bowl
September 25 // Atlanta, GA // Variety Playhouse
September 26 // Charlotte, NC // The Underground
September 27 // Richmond, VA // The National
September 29 // Silver Spring, MD // The Fillmore
September 30 // Philadelphia, PA // Brooklyn Bowl
October 3 // Brooklyn, NY // Brooklyn Steel
October 4 // Boston, MA // Roadrunner
October 6 // Montreal, QC // Beanfield Theatre
October 9 // Toronto, ON // HISTORY
October 10 // Columbus, OH // The Bluestone
October 11 // Chicago, IL // House of Blues
October 12 // Minneapolis, MN // Varsity Theater
October 14 // Denver, CO // Ogden Theatre
October 15 // Salt Lake City, UT // Rockwell at The Complex
October 17 // Portland, OR // Wonder Ballroom
October 18 // Seattle, WA // Showbox SoDo
October 20 // Vancouver, BC // Vogue Theatre
October 22 // San Francisco, CA // The Warfield
October 24 // Anaheim, CA // House of Blues
October 25 // Los Angeles, CA // The Wiltern
November 14 // Melbourne, VIC // Melbourne Forum
November 16 // Brisbane, QLD // The Tivoli
November 18 // Sydney, NSW // Roundhouse
November 21 // Perth, WA // Metropolis Freemantle

GARDEN STATE TRACKLIST:

“hometown”
“i don’t know you”
“surprise!”
“simple things”
“time zones”
“what i almost had”
“navy blue”
“natural disaster”
“pretty fucking tight”
“letting go”
“all i want”
“splinter”
“garden state”
“such great heights”

ABOUT JEREMY ZUCKER:
Multi-Platinum New Jersey-born and Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, and producer Jeremy Zucker threads intimate storytelling into a patchwork of bedroom beat-craft and organic instrumentation. Following his emergence in 2015, he has impressively amassed over 10 billion global streams and worldwide sales of nearly 5 million albums to date. His catalog has expanded with Platinum hits such as “comethru,” “all the kids are depressed,” and “you were good to me” with Chelsea Cutler, in addition to Gold singles “talk is overrated” feat. blackbear and “better off” with Chelsea Cutler. He delivered acclaimed albums love is not dying [2020] and CRUSHER [2021], and joined forces with Cutler on their fan favorite collaborations—brent EP [2019], brent ii EP [2021], and brent iii LP [2024]. Inciting applause from The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Billboard, HYPEBEAST, PAPER Magazine, Wonderland, Man About Town, and Numéro Magazine, among many others, as well as gracing the covers of FAULT Magazine, Head Above The Clouds Magazine, and NUDE Magazine, he has notably performed on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Late Late Show with James Corden, and TODAY. Not to mention, he’s lit up festival stages everywhere from Lollapalooza and Governors Ball to Reading & Leads. In the wake of his most recent is nothing sacred? EP [2023], he sold out venues coast-to-coast on his biggest headline tour to date. Now, he returns to his roots on his aptly titled third full-length album, Garden State, out August 22nd [Mercury Records].

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