Jinnwoo


Jinnwoo is a Brighton-based musician, artist and writer.

Music career

After gigging pubs and clubs for numerous years, Jinnwoo independently released his debut EP Your Baby in 2014, as well as featuring on Kyla La Grange's second studio album Cut Your Teeth. This led to him being listed as one of The Independent's "10 faces to watch for 2015".
He released his first full-length album, Strangers Bring Me No Light, in 2016. The album featured guest appearances from the Kyla La Grange, Georgia Ruth, Alasdair Roberts, Malcolm Middleton, Rachael Dadd, Kamila Thompson, Noah Georgeson, The Earlies, and Hannah Peel. The album received critical acclaim from The Independent and Songwriting magazine.
In July 2016 he performed at the Cambridge Folk Festival. Later that year, he released a live EP, Ozzy Wood. Roisin O'Connor, reviewing it for The Independent, described the recording as "exquisite". He also announced he was working with a new folk collective called Bird in the Belly. They released their debut album The Crowing in March 2018. It was album of week in the Daily Express, who also labelled it "Folk album of the year".
In July 2019 his band Green Ribbons released an eponymous album consisting of a capella singing.

Art career

Jinnwoo's art and photography has appeared in a range of publications including The Guardian, fRoots, and Beijing Today, and he has produced album covers for artists including The Rails, Kami Thompson and Lisa Knapp.

Writing

Jinnwoo's debut book, Little Hollywood, was published in January 2020. Novelist and critic Dennis Cooper described it as one of his favourite books of the year.

Discography

Solo albums

TitleAlbum details
Strangers Bring Me No Light

Solo EPs

TitleAlbum details
Your Baby EP
Ozzy Wood EP
  • Released: 2 September 2016
  • Label: Cargo Records / GFM Records

    • Features and appearances

    TitleAlbum details
    "Never That Young" - Kyla La Grange ft. Jinnwoo
    "Catfish" - LUUDUS ft. Jinnwoo
  • Catfish/Bella by LUUDUS
  • Released: 1 September 2017
  • Label: GunHaver Records
    • "Waiting For 'P' to Have a Vision"
  • Sonic Blooms: Alt-Folk and New Roots Rising
  • Released: 27 November 2017
  • Label: Folk and Honey
    • "How Stands the Glass Around" - Ben Walker ft. Jinnwoo
  • Echo by Ben Walker
  • Released: 5 July 2019
  • Label: Folk Room

    • Albums with [Bird in the Belly]

    TitleAlbum details
    The Crowing
    Neighbours and Sisters
  • Released: 18 October 2019
  • Label: Cargo Records / GFM Records

    • Albums with Green Ribbons

    TitleAlbum details
    Green Ribbons
    • Released: July 2019
    • Label: Matiere Memoire

    Picture books

    TitleBook details
    Little Hollywood
    • Released: January 2020
    • Publisher: 11:11 Press