JP COOPER RELEASES NEW SINGLE
PHOTO CREDIT: AARON CROWLEY
“TALKING TO STRANGERS”
OUT NOW
ISLAND RECORDS
Singer-songwriter JP Cooper announces his new single “Talking To Strangers”, released 17th January on Island Records. The track follows “Waiting On A Blue Sky” and “Diamonds and Gold,” and is the third single to be taken from his forthcoming third album, due for release this summer.
Produced by Cameron Blackwood (George Ezra, Tom Walker), on “Talking To Stanger’s” JP Cooper honestly delves into feelings of loneliness, he shares “While in LA, I wrote ‘Talking To Strangers,’ feeling the loneliness amplified by the time difference from home. After studio sessions, I’d return to my Air BnB alone and usually head to the nearest bar because everybody back home in the UK was asleep and my thoughts were talking too loud. I’d sit at the bar, sink too many beers, and make small talk with the bar staff. One morning, after one of those nights, I arrived at the studio hungover and miserable and sat at the piano. Thanks to Ben Hudson and Carol Ades for helping me pull these thoughts out of my hazy head and to Cam Blackwood for encouraging me to put this song on the record, urging me to keep the orchestration simple and for the enthusiasm that he brought to every one of these productions!”
The album was recorded in both the UK and South Africa, where JP Cooper revisited in 2024 as part of his world tour, which included shows across North America, Europe, Australia, Africa, and Asia.
JP Cooper’s debut album “Raised Under Grey Skies” has sold over 1 million copies, and includes the huge hit “September Song”, which now boasts over 600 million global streams. His debut album is 3x Platinum in the UK, Gold or Platinum certified in 11 other regions, with an incredible 6 billion streams worldwide and counting. As well as hit collaboration “Perfect Strangers” with Jonas Blue, JP has worked with the likes of Sigala, Kojey Radical, SG Lewis, Gabrielle Aplin, Stefflon Don, Petit Biscuit, as well as Stormzy on “Momma’s Prayers.