Video Premiere: Jacob & Drinkwater - New Capri (+ April/May UK Tour)

Singer-songwriter Tobias Ben Jacob and multi-instrumentalist, producer and session musician Lukas Drinkwater delivered a significant milestone on their musical journey last year with More Notes From The Field (reviewed here), written remotely between the pair’s respective homes in Poland and Stroud during lockdown. The album built upon the success of their first studio album, This Old River (2019), hailed by FRUK for its positivity. Peter Shaw described More Notes… as an album that digs deep creatively and emotionally but also beautiful and accessible. It centred around themes of friendship and human connection alongside some of the ‘mercurial, mysterious and intimate.’

This month, Jacob & Drinkwater are releasing their latest single, New Capri – recorded during the More Notes … album sessions. The sonically rich track features some of the duo’s trademark lyrical nostalgia, with a wistful chorus refrain asking the listener to ‘not let life pass you by’. It’s accompanied by a video that harks back to a bygone era and cleverly uses old footage for the Ford Capri (Europe’s equivalent to the Ford Mustang) as a metaphor to not wait for tomorrow and to live your life now. While the sunshine and Kodacolour sheen may look nostalgic, they also hint at how fast time passes: “…and in the mirror one day, you’re turning grey. Life is for living…”

They really are one of British folk’s brightest and most exciting acts. They are on tour through England through April & May 2022 (see below).

The single is available now, for a limited time, via Bandcamp https://jacobanddrinkwater.bandcamp.com/track/new-capri before being released on streaming services on 24th March.

Jacob & Drinkwater are on tour through England through April & May 2022