Jinnwoo

Jinnwoo

Jinnwoo

British musician, artist and writer


Ben Webb, known by the stage name Jinnwoo,[2] is an English musician, artist, and writer based in Brighton.

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Music career

After gigging pubs and clubs for numerous years, Jinnwoo independently released his debut EP Your Baby in 2014,[3] as well as featuring on Kyla La Grange's second studio album Cut Your Teeth.[citation needed] This led to him being listed as one of The Independent's "10 faces to watch for 2015".[1]

He released his first full-length album, Strangers Bring Me No Light, in 2016.[4] The album featured guest appearances from the Kyla La Grange, Georgia Ruth, Alasdair Roberts, Malcolm Middleton, Rachael Dadd, Kamila Thompson, Noah Georgeson, The Earlies, and Hannah Peel. The album received critical acclaim from The Independent[5] and Songwriting magazine.[2]

In July 2016 he performed at the Cambridge Folk Festival.[6] Later that year, he released a live EP, Ozzy Wood. Roisin O'Connor, reviewing it for The Independent, described the recording as "exquisite".[7] He also announced he was working with a new folk collective called Bird in the Belly.[7] They released their debut album The Crowing in March 2018. It was album of week in the Daily Express, who also labelled it "Folk album of the year".[8]

In July 2019 his band Green Ribbons (a collaboration with Frankie Armstrong, Alasdair Roberts and Burd Ellen) released an eponymous album consisting of a capella singing.[9]

On the 23 April 2021, Jinnwoo announced the released of his new single "Milk", via Charlie Andrew's label Square Leg Records.[10] The single was track of the day on Folk Radio UK,[11] and listed as one of the tracks of the week on God Is in the TV.[12]

Art career

Jinnwoo's art and photography has appeared in a range of publications including The Guardian, fRoots, and Beijing Today,[citation needed] and he has produced album covers for artists including The Rails,[13] Kami Thompson[14] and Lisa Knapp.[15]

Writing

Jinnwoo's debut book, Little Hollywood, was published in January 2020.[16] Novelist and critic Dennis Cooper described it as one of his favourite books of the year.[17]

Discography

Solo albums

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Solo EPs

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Features and appearances

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Albums with Bird in the Belly

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Albums with Green Ribbons

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Publications

Picture books

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Novels

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References

  1. "10 faces to watch in 2015 from Maisie Williams to Dane Baptiste". The Independent. 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on 9 June 2022.
  2. Haskell, Duncan (2 September 2016). "'Strangers Bring Me No Light' by Jinnwoo". Songwriting. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  3. Gallacher, Alex (20 May 2014). "JINNWOO – FOLK RADIO UK VIDEO SESSION". Folk Radio. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  4. Gill, Andy (31 August 2016). "Album reviews: King Creosote, The Divine Comedy, Wretch 32...". The Independent. Archived from the original on 9 June 2022.
  5. Jolley, Ben (1 June 2016). "Even more artists added to Cambridge Folk Festival 2016". Cambs Times. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  6. O'Connor, Roisin (1 September 2016). "Jinnwoo unveils 'Ozzy Wood' EP ahead of debut album release - exclusive stream". The Independent. Archived from the original on 9 June 2022.
  7. Townsend, Martin (26 March 2018). "Album of the week: Bird in the Belly - The Crowing". The Daily Express.
  8. Gallacher, Alex (7 June 2019). "VIDEO PREMIERE: GREEN RIBBONS – GARDEN SONG". Folk Radio. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  9. "Kami Thompson* – Love Lies". Discogs. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  10. "LITTLE HOLLYWOOD BY JINNWOO". 11:11 Press. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  11. hp"Mine for yours: My favorite fiction, poetry, non-fiction, film, art, and internet of 2019". DC'S - The blog of author Dennis Cooper. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  12. "Official Folk Albums - Chart 5 April 2022 - 2 May 2022". The Official UK Charts Company. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2023.

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