JELANI ARYEH Shares Video For "A Piece Of Your Mind"

JELANI ARYEH SHARES VIDEO FOR “A PIECE OF YOUR MIND” I’VE GOT SOME LIVING TO DO OUT NOW VIA NO MATTER & IMPERIAL

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21 year old Filipino/African-American artist Jelani Aryeh released his debut album I’ve Got Some Living To Do to much acclaim including from outlets like Billboard, Pigeons & Planes, FLOOD, American Songwriter and more. Today, he shares a Nathan Xia and Cooper Roth directed video for “A Piece of Your Mind” where we see Jelani helping a friend get past a difficult argument by dancing the night away, releasing all their angst and finding solace within each other’s presence.  On the video Jelani notes, "this was my first video shot entirely at night and a departure from my typical video - and it was totally worth it. My director Cooper brought in Nathan to co-direct, who is coincidentally from the same area of San Diego as me, so it was cool to have another artist on board to represent SD and talk about life back home and the mutual friends we have. Most of my songs are driven by narrative, but their videos are often more aesthetic-focused. This time around, we really wanted to serve the lyrics and narrative of the song as closely as we could on screen. It took a little getting used to acting alongside a co-star, especially a professional one like Maleah (Goldberg) - i was a lil’ intimidated haha.” Director Nathan Xia says, “the music video for ‘A Piece of Your Mind’ was inspired by how I felt when I first moved up to Los Angeles from my hometown of San Diego. The large city was overwhelming, making me feel lost, alone, and took a toll on my mental health. But as time went on, I found joy, meaning, and fulfillment in the friends and relationships I made along the way. These feelings are visually explored on screen by borrowing cinematic styles, reminiscent of 90s Hong Kong Cinema. The story of ‘A Piece of Your Mind’ explores the idea that one never knows the demons and obstacles each individual has within their own hearts and homes. All we can do as human beings is unconditionally love, be patient with, and support one another because at the end of the day, the love you pour into someone else will always hold a piece of their mind and help them heal forever.”

Jelani is not stopping and will be performing at the All Things Go Music Festival on October 16th @ the Merriweather Post Pavilion as well as the First River Festival on October 10th. Jelani will also be playing a sold out show in Los Angeles on August 26th @ The Echo and in New York City on October 14th @ Baby’s All Right.  Jelani has crafted his songwriting to greater depths than ever before with indie-pop-rock gems like “Stella Brown”, “Marigold” “From These Heights” and “Overexposed” showing why he is one of the most exciting new artists to emerge in 2021. Standing out from the crowd in an era of memes and social media virality, Jelani brings an emotional depth, spirituality, and substance to his songs that belies his years. Press Are Saying... "breaking out by fusing alternative-rock with folksy-R&B" - Billboard “I’ve Got Some Living to Do,” pushes the surge and shimmer of ‘90s indie rock through a 21st-century pop sensibility… he possesses a genuine musical and emotional intelligence that does an end-run around the hype - KCRW The album takes a buoyant but wide-eyed approach to starting a new chapter, and although it is full of hope, I’ve Got Some Living To Do is also a sober look at “normal” life after a year of death and isolation - Pigeons & Planes  "Aryeh joins the roster of young musicians like Yuno and Goth Babe that combine noise rock’s urgency and captivating dream-pop melodies.” - FLOOD “If you’ve heard any of Jelani’s music, then you’d know how distinctly memorable his angelic-like vocals are” - Lyrical Lemonade

Growing as a young adult and an artist, Jelani is expanding his sonic palette, working with new collaborators, and writing with newfound confidence about matters of the head and the heart. "For a lot of kids my age, I see that we numb ourselves in order to carry on with our lives. I want to make people take a step back and reflect on those times where we turned the switch off," Jelani says, of his intent for this album. I've Got Some Living To Do sees Jelani exploring new sonic territory. "It’s always been a dream to make a guitar driven record. I think it stems from meeting my ex-girlfriend and her putting me onto bands like Cage The Elephant, The 1975, and Milky Chance," recalls Jelani. "I fell into a rabbit hole of indie rock, psych rock, noise rock, glam, and folk. That’s just what I like listening to now. Brian Eno, Sonic Youth, Wilco, Radiohead, Love, The Beatles. It just consumes me."

Back in 2019, Jelani released his debut EP, Helvetica via No Matter, exploring topics like pursuing music over a promising football career, his mixed race identity, and following his dreams. The introspective and innovative project racked up millions of streams and support from tastemakers ranging from Apple Music’s Zane Lowe, who premiered lead single “Patagonia,” to Rolling Stone magazine, OnesToWatch, Complex, and many more.

Jelani spent 2020 working on new music and shared the single "Stella Brown," an upbeat ode to brunettes and young love, which resonated worldwide. It became his most successful release to date with over 70 million streams and support from DSPs, radio, and press. From the cover of the Lorem playlist on Spotify, to video profiles with Verizon and Complex, to live performances for Tidal, and radio support from Apple Music, "Stella Brown" was everywhere. This past March, Jelani showed another side of his upcoming album with the release of the sunny, aspirational single "Marigold." The momentum kept building with support from Apple on the cover of the New Music Daily and Superbloom playlists, alongside an interview with Zane Lowe announcing the album, support from Spotify on the cover of Lorem, and tastemaker radio spins on Sirius XMU, KEXP, and more.

Tracklist 1. Trunk Song 2. The Millenium Express 3. From These Heights 4. Marigold 5. Bad Nights 6. Overexposed 7. Stella Brown 8. May & Murakami 9. Piece of Your Mind 10. Love Dies At Dawn 11. Someone To Hold You 12. I’ve Got Some Living To Do

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