Jamestown Revival

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Jamestown Revival
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Background information
Origin Magnolia, Texas, United States
Genres
Years active2010 (2010)–present
Labels
Members
  • Zach Chance
  • Jonathan Clay
  • Nick Bearden
  • Ed Benrock
  • Dan Reckard
  • Preston Wimberly
Website http://www.jamestownrevival.com/

Jamestown Revival is an American folk duo made up of Zach Chance and Jonathan Clay. [1] The childhood friends from Magnolia, Texas, write songs about everyday life that are a combination of harmonies that merge Southern country, Americana and Western rock music. [1] [2] Their first album Utah was originally self-released in early 2014 and then re-released by Republic Records later the same year. [3] iTunes named Utah Best of 2014: Singer-Songwriter Album of the Year. [3] Jamestown Revival has been featured in Rolling Stone magazine and covered in the Wall Street Journal . [4] [5] The band has made appearances at music festivals in the U.S., including the South by Southwest (SXSW) music festival in Austin, Texas, Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, Austin City Limits Music Festival, and a musical appearance on Conan . [2] [6] [7] [8]

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History

Zach Chance and Jonathan Clay grew up together in Magnolia, Texas, and collaborated on their first song at the age of 15. [7] Each launched solo singer-songwriter careers and were on tour as individual artists who would sing harmonies on each other's work. It was decided to form a band with harmonies at the forefront as it generated positive audience response. [9] Jamestown Revival was formed in 2010 as a duo and expanded to a five-member band. [9] [10] The name Jamestown Revival was derived from one of the first United States settlements, Jamestown, Virginia, homage to Creedence Clearwater Revival, and the concept of leaving behind the old and starting anew. [1] The band wrote music they wanted to hear rather than what appealed to the masses using the music they listened to as a gauge of quality of their work. [9] The band's music inspirations come from storytellers of adventure such as Louis L'Amour, Willie Nelson and John Prine as well as nature, and simplicity. [2] [11] Jamestown Revival's first album, Utah, was named for the band's recording location in the Wasatch mountains, Utah, where while living in a cabin they used minimal recording studio equipment to create a unique style. [1] [2] The band's move from Texas to California inspired their song "California (Cast Iron Soul)". [2]

Chance and Clay, in collaboration with Justin Levine, composed the score for the Broadway musical The Outsiders, which opened at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre on April 11, 2024. [12] The show received positive reviews, winning the 2024 Tony Award for Best Musical, with Chance and Clay (as Jamestown Revival) nominated for the Tony Award for Best Original Score. [13]

Members

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Discography

Jamestown Revival discography
Studio albums4
EPs4
Live albums1
Singles14
Music videos6

Albums

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart position
Americana/Folk
[14]
Utah13
The Education of a Wandering Man
  • Released: October 7, 2016
  • Label: Universal
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
11
San Isabel—
Young Man [15]
  • Released: January 14, 2022
  • Label: Thirty Tigers
  • Format: Digital download, streaming, vinyl
—

Live albums

TitleAlbum details
Live from Largo at the Coronet Theater
  • Released: June 26, 2018
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Extended plays

TitleAlbum details
The Knives & Pipes EP
  • Released: February 3, 2011
  • Label: Eat Raw
  • Format: Digital download
The California EP
  • Released: October 15, 2013
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download
A Field Guide to Loneliness
  • Released: October 16, 2020
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Fireside with Louis L'Amour: A Collection of Songs Inspired by Tales from the American West
  • Released: May 28, 2021
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Vinyl, digital download, streaming

Singles

TitleYearAlbumRef.
"Fur Coat Blues"2012Utah
"Love is a Burden"2016The Education of a Wandering Man [16]
"Goodnight Hollywood"2018Non-album single
"This Too Shall Pass"2019San Isabel [17] [18]
"Operator"San Isabel B Sides [A]
"Dead Wrong"
"Helplessly Hoping"2020Non-album single
"Bluebird"Field Guide to Loneliness
"Loneliness"
"Temporary Revelation"
"Prospector Blues"2021Fireside with Louis L'Amour: A Collection of Songs Inspired by Tales from the American West
"Young Man"Young Man
"These Days"
"Working on Love"

Music videos

TitleYearAlbum
"Medicine"2013Utah
"California (Cast Iron Soul)"2014
"Love is a Burden"2016The Education of a Wandering Man
"Goodbye Hollywood"2018—
"Prospector Blues"2021Fireside with Louis L'Amour: A Collection of Songs Inspired by Tales from the American West
"Bound for El Paso"

Footnotes

  1. ↑ San Isabel B Sides is the name of a two-song single.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Dittman, Earl (December 4, 2014). "Jamestown Revival: 'Leaving behind the old and starting anew'". Digital Journal. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 McCan, Isabel (June 4, 2014). "Q&A with Jamestown Revival: Southern boys in the city". 303Magazine.com. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  3. 1 2 Geller, Wendy (March 18, 2015). "Jamestown Revival discusses 'Utah,' performs acoustic 'Golden Age'". Yahoo! . Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Cover Contest - Jamestown Revival". Rolling Stone. February 1, 2010. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Behind the scenes at Coachella with Jamestown Revival". The Wall Street Journal. April 20, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  6. ↑ Orr, Dacey (March 24, 2015). "Sound bytes from SXSW:Jamestown Revival takes us on an Austin barcrawl". Paste Magazine.com. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  7. 1 2 Everett Cook (April 18, 2015). "Jamestown Revival plays at Coachella for the first time". The Desert Sun. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  8. ↑ Hanson, Erin (June 16, 2014). "Set List Bonus: Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival". Grammy.com. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  9. 1 2 3 Anderson, Corby (November 21, 2014). "The timeless Jamestown Revival at Belly Up Aspen". The Aspen Times . Retrieved June 9, 2015.
  10. ↑ St. Pierre, Julia (May 26, 2014). "Jamestown Revival isn't quite ready to put down roots". Los Angeles Magazine. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  11. ↑ Zimmerman, Rachel (May 6, 2015). "Interview with Jamestown Revival on their album Utah, inspirational adventures and their love of one of Texas's best-kept secrets". mxdwn.com. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  12. ↑ Evans, Greg (August 21, 2023). "'The Outsiders' Musical Sets Broadway Opening For Spring 2024". Deadline. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  13. ↑ Paulson, Michael (April 30, 2024). "Live Updates: 'Hell's Kitchen' and 'Stereophonic' Earn Most Tony Nominations in Busy Broadway Season". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Jamestown Revival Chart History (Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard . Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  15. ↑ Jamestown Revival [@JTRevival] (October 15, 2021). "The first single, "Young Man," from our upcoming album of the same name (coming January 14th), is officially out in the world today! Tour is also on sale now..." (Tweet). Retrieved December 17, 2021– via Twitter.
  16. ↑ Tingle, Lauren (October 4, 2016). "Jamestown Revival Wander the Wild in "Love Is a Burden"". CMT. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  17. ↑ Crawford, Robert (March 21, 2019). "Jamestown Revival Channel Simon & Garfunkel in New 'This Too Shall Pass'". Rolling Stone . Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  18. ↑ McCafferty, Kelly (April 9, 2019). "Jamestown Revival Inspire Comfort and Hope in "This Too Shall Pass". Atwood Magazine. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
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