He soon ran out of money and played an open mic night, where luckily he was spotted by some Australian backpackers who offered him a couch to stay on for as long as he wants in their shared digs. This couch became St. Lundi’s home for the next 9 months, intermittently being relegated to sleeping in a stairwell when his hosts were partying. 

He soon found a job as a teaching assistant at a local school for children with learning disabilities and started building a life for himself, whilst gracing the stages of basement venues and open mic nights throughout London in the evenings.

At this point, he was spotted by the label owner of Good Taste Recordings and after signing, they started working on a debut EP in late 2019. St. Lundi’s debut single was released in March 2020, one week before the UK entered full lockdown.

Whilst this spelled disaster for many, it was an excellent opportunity for St. Lundi to hone his skills as a songwriter. He was set up with a home studio and booked in for several remote writing sessions a week over this lockdown period. After just a couple of months, his first big break happened, with Kygo taking a song he wrote called ‘To Die For’ and releasing it on his 2020 Gold selling album ‘Golden Hour’. Later this year, he also featured on Seeb’s Platinum awarded album ‘Sad In Scandinavia’ with a song called ‘Colourblind’.

In 2021, St. Lundi wrote his top performing song to date titled ‘Nights Like This’. The song documents his first date with his first (and only) love Josefine. The song entered the radio charts in Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, Norway and Portugal, as well as amassing over 70 million streams to date. Fans from all over the world have used this song as a first dance at their weddings and soundtracked their romances, a fact that he is very proud of.

In 2022, with the world opening back up again, St. Lundi focussed on building a live following and played around 100 shows across Europe, supporting Kodaline, Tom Gregory and Leon, whilst working on new material in his rare downtime. This culminated in his debut headline tour, pulling small but enthusiastic audiences of 100-150 people a night across the UK, BeNeLux and GSA in Feb 2023. Around this time, he released ‘Ready To Be Loved’, which was the first song to be presented to UK radio and instantly picked up B-list rotation on BBC Radio 2. This was followed by another GSA tour with German chart-topping ClockClock and another single ‘Fall’, which was again added to the BBC Radio 2 playlist.

Throughout 2023, St. Lundi has been perfecting his debut album ‘The Island’, which is set for release on May 10th 2024. In the interim, St. Lundi is planning a christmas single titled ‘Alone At Christmas’, which will be performed alongside a full choir and recorded in his hometown. The song will be in partnership with the local charity Portsmouth Food Bank, who will receive all profits from the recording.

4 singles will be released ahead of the album from early 2024 and this will be backed up with a European promo tour, as well as a second European tour, set for later that year.

English dissolves the imaginary barriers between artist and audience. As American Songwriter observed, “Jagwar Twin’s sound is built around the individual expression of universal experience.” 

This attitude and ethos inform everything on Jagwar Twin’s ambitious sophomore album, 33. Otherworldly garage-rock guitars, grimy breakbeats, and vivid poetry combine with electro-pop flourish and soulful R&B into a unique style that’s broadly “alternative” and definitively Jagwar Twin. 

The arrival of 33, produced by Matthew Pauling (Twenty One Pilots, 5 Seconds Of Summer) and mixed by Jeff Ellis (Grandson, Frank Ocean, Doja Cat), coincides with the launch of the Jagwar Twin digital universe Hall of Mirrors. The culmination of a months-long Web3 campaign, it’s an immersive Web3 environment beaming with wonder and possibility, that rethinks the artist-fan equation. Driven by songs like “Happy Face”, “It’s Your Time,” “Soul is a Star,” “Down to You,” and “The Circle,” English channels the iconic showmanship of Ziggy Stardust-era David Bowie and Bad-era Michael Jackson throughout the album. 

“My hope is that the stories on 33 will show the listener to the listener,” English says. “It’s about showing possibilities beyond the grid we’re living in; how a 33-year-old failed influencer finally found their voice in this digital-first world. I want to make music that makes me want to dance, too.” 

English grew up with parents who encouraged a love of music. “My mom would sing Joni Mitchell to me a lot. She played a lot of music around the house, including Celtic and African music,” he explains. “She would point out the different instruments to me. I knew music could change how I felt and that the storytelling could show me new perspectives, whether it was Tupac or punk rock.”

The possibilities for connectivity and discovery through music next coalesced for English in the underground alt-rock scene, where he cut his teeth as frontman for Eye Alaska. The band released a well-received Billboard Top 40 Heatseekers album with Fearless Records before disbanding. 

“All of the seeds of Jagwar Twin were there. I was just playing around it,” English reasons. “Getting signed right after high school, sleeping in a van with eight dudes in a Walmart parking lot, living on $5 a day. I learned a lot about collaboration and what not to do. I got in my own way a lot. Even if you’re right, you can still be wrong. I learned how important it is to be compassionate and lift up others. When you’re playing to 500 or fewer people, right there and sweaty in the room, it’s about finding that authentic center in yourself and being able to emanate it and translate it.”

Following the breakup of his band, he collaborated as a co-producer, co-songwriter, and feature on a number of successful singles, including Lana Del Rey’s “I Can Fly” and Swedish DJ Alesso’s “Cool.” He also toured with 5 Seconds Of Summer in support of his 2016 self-released solo EP, I’m Not Here Pt. 1. followed by tours with Lovelytheband and sole support for Avril Lavigne before the pandemic.

English traveled to Florence, Italy, Joshua Tree, California, the coast of Ireland, and Haiti, making Jagwar Twin’s debut album. Subject to Flooding arrived in 2018 via Atlantic Records, produced by S1 (Kanye West, Beyoncé, Lorde) and Matthew Pauling  (Twenty One Pilots, 5 Seconds Of Summer). Individualism anthem “Loser,” which premiered on The Zane Lowe Show, earned over 17.4 million streams on Spotify. Sports synch icon “Long Time Coming” and “Shine” were similarly transcendent, connecting with diverse listeners worldwide. 

Having survived the rollercoaster of the music industry machine, English celebrates the possibilities of helping build the future of the industry through NFTs, and Web3 technology, with cautious optimism to avoid the mistakes of Web 2.0. Each ambitious step, from music NFTs to interactive immersion, pushes the Jagwar Twin mission forward.

2020’s “Happy Face,” released independently in partnership with digital design and experience studio CTHDRL via a trippy award-winning smile-triggered facial recognition experience, leading to an innovative partnership with Big Loud Rock that serves to rethink what modern independence means for artists, has now earned over 66 million streams to date. A Mad Libs-style interactive emoji experience unveiled 2021’s “Down to You,” followed by the trippy cake-fueled experience for “I Like to Party.” All three songs appear on the forthcoming album 33, Jagwar Twin’s inaugural album with Big Loud Rock.

“The song ‘I Like to Party’ is about political division, separation, war, the Pandemic,” English explains. “But the best part about it? When I asked someone once what their favorite part of the song was, they said, ‘I just love partying! I like to party.’ And that’s it. That’s the goal, to have it meet everybody at the exact place that they’re at; there’s no ‘greater’ or ‘lesser’ stage of our development.” 

And that small interaction summarizes so much of what Jagwar Twin is all about. 

“My favorite thing about songwriting is taking a really intricate, deep concept and making it simple enough for a child to sing along to,” says English. “A kid can sing, ‘hey, put on a happy face.’ And if you look beneath the hood, there’s another layer. It’s just constantly honing that skill. I’m fascinated with mythology. The art for me is to take abstract thoughts and put them into something ‘small.’ that can spark emotions in others.” 

Jagwar Twin originated with English’s self-discovery and ventures forward with encouragement to others to do the same work, to emphasize the things that unite us rather than what divides us. The hope is to enter a new era of authenticity, vulnerability, and tranquility and dance all the way there.

The break-up anthem features crunchy guitars and an infectious melody all tied together with Bella’s powerful vocals. On the unbelievably catchy single Bella showcases her songwriting with candid verses that tell the story of romantic anticipation followed by disappointment. The upcoming EP Sincerely, is an electrifying and authentic collection of songs that captures the joys, struggles, and vicissitudes of being a young person today. 

Growing up in Chicago, now based in Nashville, and studying Economics at Princeton University, Bella Rios is here to serve up vulnerable lyrics and delightfully sweet melodies! Bella's love for music started at 5 years old with classical piano training before she went on to learn guitar and even a little bass and saxophone! After spending years writing, recording, and taking the stage, Bella has set herself apart with dynamic vocal performance and powerfully connective songwriting. Reminiscent of Olivia Rodrigo and Renne Rapp, Bella combines angsty punk elements with catchy pop melodies to create her own unique style.   

Growing up in Long Beach, California, Emmy was exposed a broad range of music by her dad. They listened to everything from Motown, the Supremes and Ella Fitzgerald to modern artists like Lauryn Hill, Mariah Carey and Brandy. For Emmy, who often felt isolated as kid, music was a solace, a best friend and a safe place. It was also a way to express something you might not otherwise be able to say. Emmy sang in choir at school and took voice and piano lessons. By high school, she was recording her songs and secretly releasing them on SoundCloud. After her parents convinced her to enroll in community college, Emmy fell in love with jazz. 

“I was a music major and we studied jazz history, jazz standards, music theory,” Emmy says. “I discovered a completely new facet to my voice. My voice naturally slipped into it like I had just been waiting to sing jazz for my whole life.”

She transferred to the Musicians Institute in Hollywood, but once the pandemic hit Emmy dropped out. Instead, she focused on what she had wanted to do all along: write and record her own songs. For several years, Emmy was fully DIY, funding and producing her music and promoting it herself. It was a true hustle. She worked at a golf course and in a coffee shop, and used her tips to book studio and rehearsal time. She printed off stickers of her logo in bulk and plastered them on telephone poles around Los Angeles. She released songs online and made her own EPK. Emmy and her nine-piece band began booking shows at local venues like The Viper Room and Whisky a Go Go. Then, one day, someone suggested she post her music to TikTok, which resulted in her 2021 breakout single “I Am Woman.” 

The viral track, which has over 300 million streams, was selected as theme song for Megan Markle’s podcast “Archetypes,” the largest podcast synch in history. However, Emmy felt like the empowering single didn’t tell her whole story. Hello Stranger, recorded in 2022 with producers Some Randoms (Danny Klein and Matt Campfield), features seven tracks that represent seven years of Emmy’s life until now, almost like a coming-of-age tale. The EP takes its name from Barbara Lewis’ 1961 R&B number, which Emmy covered for the opening track. 

“Breakthrough,” the EP’s dynamic, soulful first single, sees Emmy leaving behind a tumultuous relationship, while bluesy track “Silence” reflects on her breaking through debilitating anxiety. On “Aura,” a breezy pop number, Emmy makes herself the protagonist of her story, focusing on becoming a better, more independent person. R&B-tinged “Hands Off Me” taps into a divine sexual energy, urging the listener to embrace their own sense of confidence. It culminates with “Dear Little Me,” a letter Emmy is writing to her younger self. 

Hello Stranger opens a new chapter in Emmy’s career, revealing an artist on the verge. Since breaking out with “I Am Woman,” the singer performed at Lollapalooza and Firefly Music Festival in 2022 and opened for Fletcher and Hayley Kiyoko. Her music has appeared in ad campaigns for Intimissimi, Triumph UK, Savage Fenty, Brutal Fruit (Spritzer) and Disney+. Music threads through Emmy’s life, with everything leading up to this. In fact, you might say it’s a family trait. Her great-grandmother played in jazz band, while her grandmother, who immigrated from Mexico, wanted to be a concert pianist. Her grandmother and grandfather worked hard to make a life in America, but life got in the way of her musical dreams in the same way it did for Emmy’s dad. 

“I am making this generational dream come true,” Emmy says. “Music is in our blood and it’s so cool I am finally making it happen on behalf of all of us. It feels great to follow my own dream, but also make my family proud at the same time.”