Scenes from a Well Worn Path (Side Three) came out on 25th October 2026. Jeremy (Music by Jeremy) is a singer songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Banbury and this is the third of a four part, 24 track double album. It’s a collection of six songs which range across the themes of love, economics, uncertainty and the pursuit of a more meaningful life. The first track “No Price on Earth” sets the tone with its very title suggesting the perspective that runs through the record in that some things are simply worth more than any price you could pay. “I Don’t Know” is a more personal track and takes the theme of uncertainty as the basis of a love song. Rather than present love as something that can be worked out logically or solved like a maths problem, Jeremy simply accepts the limits of knowledge. There’s a real sense of authenticity in that approach which makes the song so appealing in that it’s far more interesting to admit you don’t know than to pretend you do. Those two opening tracks set the album perfectly in that it’s a considered record without losing the emotional reality of the questions it’s asking.
The record becomes more outward looking with ‘Economic Possibilities for our Grandchildren’ (a reference to Keynes’ famous essay). That immediately opens up questions about prosperity, technological advance and what our grandchildren might actually inherit from the choices we make today. Rather than treating economic ideas as some kind of remote academic subject, Jeremy brings them into the realm of the musical where they can be considered in the context of the very real issues of security, opportunity and the quality of life. ‘How Much Is Enough’ takes that theme further with a question which is increasingly pertinent in a world of consumption and the relentless pressure to keep on getting more. It’s a question about whether success is simply about having more and more, or whether it’s about realising that you have enough. The two tracks work extremely well as a pair, moving the album from the world of what society says we should be doing to what we actually want. ‘Market Square’ is a more down to earth track which brings the whole thing back to the world of the everyday, the world of the place where you go to do your shopping and where you have your interactions with other people. The title is a perfect counterpoint to the more abstract economic questions that have been running through the record thus far, bringing them back to the actual place where we live and where we interact. ‘The Letter’ is the track that suggests a more personal form of communication, a form of communication which is not mediated by the abstract arguments of economics but is simply the direct expression of thought and feeling. It’s a very appropriate track to close the record on after so many songs which have been concerned with the wider world.
Scenes from a Well Worn Path (Side Three) is very much the product of Jeremy working independently and on his own terms. He’s using his guitar, his fretless bass and his recording tools to build a sound around his own ideas rather than trying to force them into some kind of commercial formula. The approach is very much in the tradition of John Lennon, Bob Dylan and Randy Newman and is very much in keeping with the spirit of David Bowie. That said it makes perfect sense for an artist who is going to be writing a love song, a song about economics and a song about the state of modern life and not treating those as three separate entities. The use of generative AI tools trained on Jeremy’s own voice is also part of his process in supporting the self recorded work without in any way detracting from the songwriting. The very essence of the record is the desire to ask questions rather than provide answers. The six songs are all about value in different forms: the value of love, the value of money, the value of the promises we make in the name of progress, the value of place in terms of community and the value of the words we choose to speak. There’s no single answer offered. It’s a record which asks you to think about your own values and your own assumptions. It’s the third chapter in a longer story and it’s a fairly straightforward stop along the way. It’s a record which will reward you if you’re someone who likes songwriting that has something to say as well as a story to tell.
“From the price of progress to the priceless nature of love, Music by Jeremy turns life’s biggest questions into songs which get you to stop and think and make up your own mind as to what is really important.”
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