New York City-based alternative singer/songwriter, Jeryko, has released his new single, “Friends”. “It’s hard to find real friends today and it’s also hard to be one”, explains Jeryko. “This song is about meeting someone where they are at with all their baggage and learning to be there for them.” “Friends” is drawn from Jeryko’s forthcoming EP, Human, due out on October 11th. In support, he will be playing an EP release show on October 10th at Mercury Lounge. For more information, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/jerykomusic/.
https://soundcloud.com/jerykomusic/friends
Co-produced by Jeryko (née Yaniv Hoffman)
with Grammy-nominated Taylor Larson (Asking Alexandria, From First To
Last, I See Stars) and multi-instrumentalist Thavius Beck (Saul
Williams, Mars Volta, Nas), Human
is a powerful collection of songs written through a lens of faith and mission. Much
of the lyrical content is inspired by Hoffman's experience working on himself, his
unexpected path to neo-Hassidism, searching for his other half and ultimately
finding this love in a widowed woman with three children. The underlying themes
of the EP deal with pushing past boundaries and facing uncomfortable
realities for the sake of love, truth and life.
Hoffman elaborates: “There is a saying in Jewish texts ‘When you save one person, you save
the world’ and that’s how I approach my music and this EP in particular. If one
person hears a song and gives them inspiration, or the strength to carry on
through a struggle, I did my job.”
The spirituality that manifests in Hoffman's
songs largely stems from his time serving in the Israeli Defense Force. Raised
in a Conservative Jewish family with Israeli and Bukharian heritage, Hoffman
left New York University, where he studied Music Business, in 2012 to serve his
country and find purpose. This period of self-sacrifice inspired his 2017
single “Fighting For” and put him on a path of continued search for
purpose.
Today, he continues this search in a number of ways:
Not only does he run a modern and innovative Jewish community for young people
in New York City and host a Shabbat dinner for about 150 people every Friday,
but he also studies and teaches Kabbalah—mysticism, the philosophy and its
practical applications.
“Friends”, the latest
single from Jeryko’s forthcoming EP Human,
is available now on all digital platforms.
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