Jeremy Scott Zucker (born March 3, 1996) is an American singer-songwriter, best known for his songs "Comethru", "You Were Good to Me", and "All the Kids Are Depressed". He has released multiple EPs and two full-length albums, Love Is Not Dying (2020) and Crusher (2021).
Early life
Originally from Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, Zucker was raised in a musical household with his parents and two older brothers. While a student at Ramapo High School, he began making music in his bedroom and later joined a band called the "Foreshadows". The first song he wrote was about his brother's fear of heights. After graduating high school, they attended Colorado College where he graduated in 2018 with a degree in molecular biology. Before producing his own music, his first job was as a snowboard instructor. He is Jewish and married to his wife, influencer and model Mathilda Lou Roettger as of 2024.
Career
2015–2019: Beach Island, Breathe, Motions, and Glisten
In 2015, Zucker released his debut EP Beach Island. He released Breathe containing his breakthrough hit "'Bout It" in December 2016. In 2017, Zucker released Motions, featuring the song "Heavy," which later Blackbear remixed into "Make Daddy Proud" and included on their album Digital Druglord. Zucker and Blackbear later collaborated on the single "Talk Is Overrated" on Zucker's EP Idle. Zucker released Stripped in February 2018, followed by Glisten in May 2018. In September 2018, Zucker released Summer, which contains the song "Comethru." He wrote "Comethru" as a response to graduating college in May 2018 and moving back to his childhood home in New Jersey.
2019–present: Brent, Love Is Not Dying, Brent II, Crusher, and Is Nothing Sacred?, and Brent III
In 2019, Zucker collaborated with singer Chelsea Cutler on "You Were Good to Me." The song was the lead single of their first collaborative EP Brent which was released on April 19, 2019.
On July 26, Zucker released "Oh, Mexico," the lead single for their debut album Love Is Not Dying. The subsequent singles "Always, I'll Care," "Not Ur Friend," and "Julia" were released on February 7, 2020, February 28, and March 24 respectively, leading up to the album's release on April 17. The album is an autobiographical collection of songs that were recorded in Brooklyn during the second half of 2019. On July 24, he released the single "Supercuts". They featured on Claire Rosinkranz's song "Backyard Boy" and "Nothing's the Same" with Alexander 23.
On January 15, 2021, Zucker and Cutler released "This Is How You Fall in Love", and they hosted the livestream show Brent: Live on the Internet, where they introduced Brent II, which was released on February 5. Beginning in June 2021, Zucker released the songs "18" on June 24, "Honest" on July 23, "Cry with You" on August 20, and "Therapist" on September 17 as singles for his sophomore album Crusher which was released on October 1, 2021.
Zucker released "Internet Crush" on February 10, 2023. This was followed by the release of the next single, "OK", along with the music video for the track. Their third EP, entitled Is Nothing Sacred?, was released on June 9, 2023, which featured "Internet Crush" as the lead single, followed by "OK". The EP contains three other songs, entitled "Cindy", "I Need You (In My Life)”, and "A Dying World...".
On September 29, 2023, he released a single titled "This time" in celebration of the 5th anniversary of his EP Summer..
On May 22, 2024, Zucker released a collaboration song titled "Cozy" with artists Lauv and Alexander 23.
Ahead of the release of Brent III, Zucker and Cutler released track 5 of the anticipated project, titled "Black & White" on September 13, 2024.
On October 11, 2024, track 2 of Brent III was released, titled "A-frame".
On November 1, 2024, Brent III was released as a full-length album in collaboration with Cutler.
Influences
Zucker has cited Blink-182, Jon Bellion, blackbear, Eden, Bon Iver, Mac Miller, and Wet as some of his musical influences.
Zucker describes himself as a "social introvert".
Discography
Studio albums
Collaborative albums
Live albums
EPs
Singles
As lead artist
As featured artist
Remixes
- 2018: Atoms – Said the Sky Remix (RL Grime with Jeremy Zucker, Said the Sky)
- 2018: Talk Is Overrated [Manila Killa Remix] (Jeremy Zucker with Blackbear and Manila Killa)
- 2018: Better Off [Filous Remix] (Jeremy Zucker with Chelsea Cutler and Filous)
- 2020: You Were Good to Me [Shallou Remix] (Jeremy Zucker with Chelsea Cutler and Shallou)
Songwriting credits
Production credits
Tours
Headlining
- Tour Is Overrated (2017)[1]
- Anything, Anywhere Tour (2018–2019)
- Love Is Not Dying Tour (2020) (canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
- More Noise!!!! Tour (2021–2022)
- is nothing sacred? The Tour (2023)
Livestream
- Brent: Live on the Internet (2021; with Chelsea Cutler) (altered due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
Supporting
- I Met You When I Was 18 World Tour (2018; for Lauv; in the United States)
- ~ How I'm Feeling ~ Tour (2020; for Lauv; in Australia, New Zealand, and Indonesia) (canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
- Bleed for You Tour (2023; for the Kid Laroi; in the United States)
References
External links
- Official website
