New York, NY (Top40 Charts) British singer/songwriter Jamie N Commons releases a new song today. "
Start Again" was written by Commons and Sam de Jong and produced by Sam de Jong and is available now at all digital retailers. Commons will perform a headline show at New York City's Mercury Lounge on July 25th before heading out on a five-city trek supporting Kodaline. Tickets are on sale now at jamiencommons.com.
Commons recently partnered with the
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) and advertising agency M/H VCCP for Runaway
Train 25, a cross-industry initiative to reinvent the search for missing children in the U.S. In the 1990s, the original "Runaway Train" video by Soul Asylum, NCMEC and director Tony Kaye featured 36 missing kids. After it aired on MTV, 21 of those missing kids were recovered. Commons, along with
Skylar Grey and Gallant, recorded a new version of the award-winning song and shot a new video for the track.
The KIDinaKORNER/Interscope Records artist released the video for his current single "
Won't Let Go" last month and is working on his first full length album which will be released later this year. "Start Again," and "
Won't Let Go" follows the release of "Paper Dreams" which came out last November. This new music showcases a new direction for the musician that is heavily influenced by 80s pop. Still evident is Commons' bluesy-rock sensibility, as showcased in his previous releases "Rumble and Sway" and "Lead Me Home" with a hint of what's to come.
Born in Bristol in the late 80s and following that with a stint in Chicago, Commons returned to England set on a music career studying at Goldsmiths in London, notorious for its host of luminary alumni. Commons released The Baron EP in 2011 followed by his KIDinaKORNER/Interscope debut Rumble And Sway EP in 2013 showcasing his whiskey-laced growl. Commons' workmanlike approach has been fed further by the work he's doing for others. Among his successes, he co-wrote the hit "
Jungle" for
X Ambassadors with Alex Da Kid and Sam Harris, and toured with the band. He also had a Beats by Dre ad, and was featured on Eminem's 'MMLP2' album. Commons won
Music Week's Sync Artist Of The Year in 2016. This past year Commons composed the music for the summer blockbuster "
Skyscraper" starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. These experiences opened his ears to a spectrum of genres, making him more interested in the path pop music is taking. See full list of tour dates at jamiencommons.com/tour.
