{"id":25823,"date":"2017-02-21T21:10:33","date_gmt":"2017-02-21T21:10:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=25823"},"modified":"2017-02-21T21:10:33","modified_gmt":"2017-02-21T21:10:33","slug":"jerry-williams-releases-video-for-velcro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2017\/02\/jerry-williams-releases-video-for-velcro\/","title":{"rendered":"Jerry Williams Releases Video For \u2018VELCRO\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u201c\u2026a carefully-crafted, expertly-produced expression of emotion \u2013 something that Jerry Williams has perfected the art of\u201d\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Wonderland<\/strong>
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21-year-old UK indie pop artist\u00a0Jerry Williams\u00a0has revealed the video for her brand new track\u00a0<\/b>\u2018<\/b><\/span>Velcro<\/b><\/span>\u2019<\/b><\/span>,\u00a0taken from her\u00a0latest EP\u00a0Let\u2019s Just Forget It<\/i>, which is out now.<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n

The song is about trying to move on from a failed relationship, and the video portrays the lyrics through Jerry\u2019s eyes \u2013 talking to someone who only she can see, someone in her dreams. <\/span><\/p>\n

She says of the track is\u00a0\u201calmost like I\u2019m longing for them to be real, and this puts a spin on the lyric \u2018I just want to hold you\u2019\u201d<\/i>. <\/span><\/p>\n

The setting of the arcade and car makes for dreamy scenes, seeing Jerry dancing away in her own world and trying to talk to her fantasy partner.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cAdroitly executed by a young woman who \u2018would happily write songs all day, everyday, forever\u2019. No complaints here if they\u2019re all of this standard.\u201d\u00a0\u2013\u00a0The Guardian<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Jerry also has strong worldwide backing from Spotify and combined plays nearing 5 million, as well as BBC Radio 1 spot plays from Huw Stephens, and sold out headline shows in both London and Portsmouth.<\/span><\/p>\n

She has also been tipped as one of The Box TV\u2019s & BT Music\u2019s \u2018Ones to Watch\u2019 alongside Declan McKenna, RAYE and Tom Grennan, 2017 is shaping up to be a real breakthrough year for the Portsmouth artist.<\/span><\/p>\n

As well as \u2018Velcro\u2019, her latest EP ‘Let\u2019s Just Forget It’, which recently won Best Produced EP at the 2016 Unsigned Music Awards. <\/span><\/p>\n

The EP\u00a0features five stunning indie pop tracks, including Jerry\u2019s previous two singles<\/span> \u2018Mother\u2019\u00a0&\u00a0\u2018Let\u2019s Just Forget It\u2019,\u00a0plus another further original compositions, as well as her cover of The Cure\u2019s\u00a0\u2018Boys Don\u2019t Cry\u2019.
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