Cosmo Jarvis: ‘Think Bigger’ Special Edition & February Tour Announced
Cosmo Jarvis is set to release a special edition package on the 4th March 2013, which includes his album Think Bigger, his film The Naughty Room (which he wrote, directed and starred in) and a bonus CD featuring the soundtrack to The Naughty Room o- Impressed? WithGuitars are.
The fearsomely talented COSMO JARVIS single-mindedly continues to demand more than passive appreciation from his swelling fanbase. His first album HUMASYOUHITCH SONOFABITCH was an 18 track double CD – a true plural bag of gems highlighting his unique song writing talent where he delved into areas where most God fearing mortals would fear to tread let alone write a song about.
His second album IS THE WORLD STRANGE OR AM I STRANGE contained the single “Gay Pirates” which NME described as “vivid, violent and the most tragically moving love song we’ve heard all year”. It also received accolades from everyone from Stephen Fry and Brian Eno to Kylie Minogue. The album came with a bonus DVD containing 18 of the short films written, directed, shot by and featuring Cosmo which have helped his Youtube audience reach 4.2 million views.
Now we have his third album THINK BIGGER which originally came out in November, and in true Cosmo style this special edition not only contains the album but the DVD of his first feature film THE NAUGHTY ROOM and a bonus CD of the Naughty Room soundtrack. The Think Bigger album picked up 4 star reviews in Mojo, the Independent and Q as well as a Radio 4 Today programme feature. It also cemented Cosmo’s growing fanbase in Australia where he has just returned from a 3 week tour where 3 of his tracks made the Top 100 of 2012 on National radio station Triple J.
The Naughty Room was premiered on BBC4 at the end of 2012 receiving glowing reviews for a debut feature. View The Naughty Room (Full Film) below
“For me, Cosmo’s work is something special. Always original and inventive, he offers real insight into the world of young people, their lives and issues; he does this from a personal point of view and always in an entertaining way” – Richard Klein, Controller BBC4, July 2012
“He’s made a better movie than Madonna ever did with far less money! His greatest virtue is that he is utterly unafraid of presenting in an entertaining way truths that most people are unaware of or too timid to talk about. The Naughty Room is certainly the best British first feature I’ve seen in years. Perhaps if more artists were simultaneously informed, talented and courageous we would be less impressed by Cosmo. But they aren’t, and we aren’t. He is important.” – Paul Gambaccini August 2012
The Naughty Room is a black comedy dealing with abuse, death, drugs, sex and redemption and tells the story of Todd, a 20 year old who has been incarcerated since he was a child in a bathroom – the Naughty Room – by his disturbed mother. When 20 year-old Subaru discovers the imprisoned Todd he unleashes a daring escape plan with unintended consequences.
In Cosmo’s words, his new film is: “Mainly about parenting, as well as taking responsibility to better yourself. The hardest part of making this film was not being older. People just don’t want to deal with you in a professional manner if you’re young. But truly the worst part was hearing Steven Spielberg was up on the Dartmoor, our local beauty spot, making ‘War Horse’ at the same time with a full Hollywood production whilst we had one camera and a Volkswagen Golf.”
Cosmo Jarvis Think Bigger (Special Edition) is out 4th March. UK Tour in February.
14-Feb-13, Manchester, Soup Kitchen
15-Feb-13, Liverpool, Mello Mello
16-Feb-13, York , Fibbers
17-Feb-13, Hull, The New Adelphi Club
20-Feb-13, London, The Lexington
21-Feb-13, Brighton, Green Door Store
22-Feb-13, Southampton, Joiners
23-Feb-13, Bristol, Louisiana
24-Feb-13, Exeter, The Cavern
25-Feb-13, Coventry, Kasbah
27-Feb-13, Leeds, The Cockpit
28-Feb-13, Birmingham, The Ballroom
1-Mar-13, Leicester, The Musician
Cosmo Jarvis earns next-big-thing buzz with songs crammed to the bursting point with stories, slogans, jokes and puns.’ – Rolling Stone US
‘Another tune bonanza. It’s the originality and daring of Cosmo’s lyrics that distance him from the identikit singer-songwriter hoards… the results are striking’- Mojo
‘One of the most potentially important and fascinating new artists around at the moment’ – The Guardian