“Beautiful, heartfelt songs.” – NPR

“The album is a haunting and beautiful collection of songs that bring to mind a little Jose Gonzalez, early Red House Painters, and yes, even early-era James Taylor.” – WXPN

“One of the most impressive and significant albums of the entire year” – Daytrotter

On July 27th, Jesse Marchant, will release his hauntingly beautiful debut album, Not Even in July, on Partisan Records.

Jesse Marchant, who records under his initials JBM, was born and raised in Montreal and the Adirondacks but spent most of his adult life living in both Los Angeles and New York City. Classically trained in guitar from the age of 7, Marchant only recently immersed himself back into music writing lyrics, singing and recording. Made in just two weeks but embodying a meticulous and carefully crafted sound that could take a lifetime to achieve, Marchant put together a collection of ten heartfelt compositions that billow, ripple and glide by softly with measured persistence and spectral beauty. Released last year on his website and through iTunes -who put the record on their best of 2009 list, the album garnered immediate buzz from the likes of NPR and Daytrotter.

Not Even in July was recorded by engineer Henry Hirsch, who after hearing some of JBM’s early demos invited him to his breathtaking 19th Century church studio in Hudson, NY. Although much of the album’s lyrical content came from his time on the west coast, it was the tranquil and introspective environment where the album was recorded that creates the rich textures, echoing timbre, and profound atmosphere found on this entrancing compilation of music.

In recent months, JBM has opened for Elvis Perkins in Dearland, St. Vincent, The Tallest Man on Earth, Blind Pilot, Sondre Lerche and Rogue Wave.