Cosmo Jarvis
Singer, songwriter, and filmmaker Cosmo Jarvis has earned a devoted following for his witty, often satiric tunes about the foibles of relationships and contemporary life, often rooted in personal experience, as well as his own self-produced videos and short subjects that have given his work a global online audience. Harrison Cosmo Krikoryan Jarvis was born on September 1, 1989 in Ridgewood, New Jersey. Jarvis' family relocated to the United Kingdom when he was young, and he grew up in Devon in Southwest England. Jarvis began writing songs when he was only 12 years old, around the same time he began making short films using a VHS video camera. While Jarvis' early videos were little more than documentation of pranks played with his friends, with time he began constructing more complex narratives, and similarly his songs began to evolve, ranging from folk-inspired acoustic guitar pieces and elaborate pop tunes to tongue-in-cheek hip-hop tracks.
At the age of 16, Jarvis quit school to focus on his creative work, and in 2009 he wrote and produced his debut album, an 18-song set called Humasyouhitch/Sonofabitch, which was released by the British indie label Wall of Sound. The album combined Jarvis' observational tunes with a cycle of songs reflecting the emotional turmoil of his parents' stormy relationship. Humasyouhitch/Sonofabitch received enthusiastic notices from the British music press, but it didn't sell especially well, and Jarvis teamed with 25th Frame for his second release, Is the World Strange or Am I Strange? A track from the album, "Gay Pirates," became an Internet sensation after Jarvis' low-budget video for the song was endorsed in a Twitter post by actor and author Stephen Fry, and subsequent airplay helped make the second album a commercial success. While continuing to tour, write songs, and record music, Jarvis has also been writing and directing a feature film, provisionally titled The Naughty Room.
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Discography
17 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Is The World Strange Or Am I Strange?
Pop - Released by 7Hz Productions on 26 Mar 2021
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Think Bigger ((2020 Deluxe Edition))
Pop - Released by 7Hz Productions on 20 Nov 2020
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Love This
Pop - Released by 25th Frame Productions Ltd on 20 May 2012
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Think Bigger
Pop - Released by 25th Frame Productions Ltd on 8 Jul 2012
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Sure As Hell Not Jesus
Pop - Released by Shamrock Solutions on 29 May 2011
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Collaborating with Rihanna
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by 25th Frame Productions on 10 Jun 2013
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Friend Of The Devil
Pop - Released by 7Hz Productions on 30 Oct 2020
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You Got Your Head
Alternative & Indie - Released by Wall of Sound on 8 Nov 2009
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Cosmo Jarvis
Alternative & Indie - Released by Wall of Sound on 16 Nov 2009
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Liberty
Alternative & Indie - Released by Speed Vs Angle on 1 Jan 2017
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They Don't Build Hearts Like They Used To (Cosmo Jarvis)
Rock - Released by Speed Vs Angle on 10 Jul 2013
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Tell Me Who To Be
Pop - Released by 7Hz Productions on 18 Sep 2020
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Crazy Screwed Up Lady
Alternative & Indie - Released by Wall of Sound on 21 Mar 2010
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She's Got You
Alternative & Indie - Released by Wall of Sound on 6 Sep 2009
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