Jared Bartman
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Jared Bartman

Peoria, Illinois, United States | Established. Jan 01, 2014 | SELF

Peoria, Illinois, United States | SELF
Established on Jan, 2014
Band Folk Singer/Songwriter

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"PREMIERE: JARED BARTMAN - "GARDEN GATE""

"Jared Bartman is a dude who makes songs that are pleasant but also sorta melancholy and chamber poppy and a little off in a good way, and we like him, so you should also like him." - Noisey


"Jared Bartman’s ‘Garden Gate’ is a soothing pop hybrid"

"...Bartman seems to find the delicate balance between experimentation and the inherent accessibility of pop." - Death and Taxes


"Came Upon The Forest, Left With Booze Breath And Some Enlightenment"

"Jared Bartman makes us feel that around every corner are equal parts promise and disappointment." - Daytrotter


"The Grand Ballroom And The Storms"

“Sure, you can pick up books and recordings from everywhere in the world, no matter where you grow up or call home, but the ways that Bartman has imagined his distinctive and highly-creative compositions is something that doesn't just come to most people who have been raised where he's been raised.” - Daytrotter


"Jared Bartman – Misery Makes Strange Bedfellows Review"

"A proverbial onion of an album, rich in its stylistic layers, leaving you guessing the trail of the young composer’s diverse influences." - Earbuddy


"Jared Bartman - Misery Makes Strange Bedfellows"

"In under forty minutes, Bartman has crafted an album that thousands upon thousands of artists will spend their lifetimes trying to craft and never achieve." - Made of Chalk


Discography

Misery Makes Strange Bedfellows (LP, 2013)

Grinnin' In Your Face (EP, 2011)

Two Poems (EP, 2011)

Jersey Shore (LP, 2009)

I Refute Technology (EP, 2008)

The Kathy Clark EP (EP, 2007)

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Bio

Jared Bartman is a songwriter, composer, and bandleader based in Peoria, IL. Merging genres to create a sound that is all his own, Bartman combines indie, American folk, Eastern European, and afro-Cuban music with classical arrangements, occasionally returning to his rock and roll roots. Today, Bartman's live shows span from solo performances to large ensemble performances featuring vocal harmonies, string quartet, bass, and percussion accompaniment that recreates the vivid sonic pictures captured in his studio recordings. Sharing the stage with artists like John Vanderslice, Richard Buckner, and Night Beds has allowed Bartman to perform for audiences that value a richer, raw sound driven by poetic lyricism. A new full-length record, Misery Makes Strange Bedfellows, saw release in fall of 2013.

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