Jemma Freeman

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Jemma Freeman
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Jemma Freeman and the Cosmic Something at Paper Dress in London in 2019
Background information
OriginUnited Kingdom
Genres Alternative rock, psychedelic rock, indie folk, art-punk
OccupationMusician
Instrument(s)Guitar, bass guitar, vocals
Years active2003 – present
Member ofJemma Freeman and the Cosmic Something, Your Heterosexual Violence
Formerly ofThe Fucks, Landshapes, Gutts
Website jemmafreemanandthecosmicsomething.bandcamp.com

Jemma Freeman is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist based in London, UK, active since the early 2000s. They are known principally for solo project Jemma Freeman and the Cosmic Something, which has released two albums and received media coverage on sites including Loud and Quiet, Louder Than War and God Is in the TV. [1]

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Career

Early years

After performing and releasing an EP with the Fucks in the early 2000s, [2] Freeman joined Lulu and the Lampshades, who released their first single, “Feet To The Sky”, in 2009. [3] Following a name change to Landshapes the band produced several albums for Bella Union from 2013.

Jemma Freeman and the Cosmic Something

In 2017 Freeman launched solo project Jemma Freeman and the Cosmic Something, with a well-received debut EP Someone Else To Blame. [4] Debut album Oh Really What’s That Then [5] [6] [7] followed in 2019, with producer Mark Estall on bass and Hamilton Lee (ex-Furniture, Transglobal Underground) on drums. [8]

Freeman alongside sometime live drummer Jason Ribeiro and new bassist Samuel Nicholson [9] formed a second line-up of the Cosmic Something [10] for a second critically-acclaimed album, Miffed, in 2022, with reviews including Louder Than War [11] and Loud and Quiet. [12]

A third line-up of the band came together in 2024-2025 with Heidi Heelz [13] replacing Nicholson on bass.

Freeman has also performed with other artists including Your Heterosexual Violence, Gutts, Solus3, and Lost Horizons.

Personal life

Freeman is non-binary and queer. [1]

Selected discography

Jemma Freeman and the Cosmic Something

Singles/EPs

  • “Someone Else To Blame” (Friction Shifter, 2017)
  • “Heaven On A Plate”/”Whole Wide World” (2018)
  • “Find A Place”/”Small Town Boy” (Trapped Animal, 2019)
  • “Alien”/”Hoping For A Miracle” (2024)

Albums

  • Oh Really, What’s That Then? (Trapped Animal, 2019)
  • Miffed (Trapped Animal, 2022)

The Fucks

Landshapes

see Landshapes

References

  1. 1 2 Mead, Kerry (1 December 2022). "In Conversation: Jemma Freeman & The Cosmic Something". God Is in the TV . Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  2. ↑ Maps, Paul (September 11, 2023). "Joyzine@20: We catch up with Jemma Freeman & The Cosmic Something ahead of our 20th Birthday Bash at The Lexington on Saturday - Joyzine". joyzine.org.
  3. ↑ Lester, Paul (October 14, 2009). "Lulu and the Lampshades (No 648)". The Guardian.
  4. ↑ Ears, Get In Her (October 4, 2017). "EP: Jemma Freeman and The Cosmic Something – 'Someone Else To Blame'".
  5. ↑ Babey, Ged (30 September 2019). "Jemma Freeman & The Cosmic Something: Oh Really, What's That Then? – album review". Louder Than War .
  6. ↑ "Jemma Freeman and The Cosmic Something - Oh Really, What's That Then?". Penny Black Music. 24 December 2019.
  7. ↑ Arundell, Jimi (7 November 2019). "Jemma Freeman and The Cosmic Something – Oh Really, What's That Then?". indieisnotagenre.
  8. ↑ Babey, Ged (20 October 2019). "Interview: Jemma Freeman & the Cosmic Something – Music is a Matter of Life and Death". Louder Than War .
  9. ↑ "Samuel Nicholson homepage".
  10. ↑ "Meet: Jemma, Samuel and Jason From Jemma Freeman And The Cosmic Something". November 10, 2022.
  11. ↑ Babey, Ged (25 November 2022). "Jemma Freeman & The Cosmic Something: Miffed – album review". Louder Than War .
  12. ↑ "Jemma Freeman and the Cosmic Something - Miffed". Loud And Quiet.
  13. ↑ "Hoping For A Miracle Tee from Jemma Freeman and The Cosmic Something". Jemma Freeman and The Cosmic Something.
  14. ↑ "The Fucks - EP One" – via www.discogs.com.
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