MRJ: Bliss

MRJ aka. Matthew Russell Jones is a fresh cut, home-grown singer songwriter, delivering a uniquely addictive pop sound that’s carving a sharp edge into the British scene. His debut single, ‘Bliss’ released on 14 April, is testament to MRJ’s divided love between acoustic and electronic and with celeb fans including the likes of Perez Hilton, MRJ is most definitely a ‘one to watch’ artist for 2017.

‘Bliss’ is a divine slice of serene pop, one of those chilled songs, which beautifully skips and loops the distinctive vocals of MRJ around a solid sound-bed of beats. Opening up his own life as a living songbook, MRJ wrote ‘Bliss’ as a positive awakening from a bitter heartbreak…..

It was the end of 2015 and he’d had spent a year pouring out his heart-wrenching emotions through his lyrics and songwriting – time to turn a corner and look at the bright side; that’s when ‘Bliss’ was conceived. It’s a track depicting the ‘letting go’ of a deeply entrenched relationship, a biographical track that comes from the heart; a reassuringly chilled vibe that most of us can relate to. The video to ‘Bliss’ was directed by Jay Parpworth and was filmed in double time in Kent during the dead cold of November. It’s a ‘one-shot’ style with no edits at all, adding to the atmospheric effect of the movie. The video tells the story of a gay man, experimenting and juggling with hetrosexual love and finally realising where his true happiness lies. It’s the story of MRJ.
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