Songwriting began as an emotional outlet for Newcastle singer-songwriter Jemima but quickly became an insatiable desire to tell stories that mean something.
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Her upcoming single, a dreamy folk-pop track titled Patient, is a fine example of this. The song stands as a reminder: when you're struggling with mental health, be kind, loving, and patient with yourself.
The track won't be released until March 4, but it's already won the approval of legendary Australian folk musician Angus Stone. After hearing the song, Stone invited Jemima to his home studio in Byron Bay to sing backing vocals on his upcoming release.
Jemima commits 10 per cent of everything she earns to charity but wanted to go that extra mile with Patient.
For the first three months of release, the 23-year-old musician will donate 100 per cent of the profits from Patient, including all streams and sales across all platforms, to the Black Dog Institute.
After the three month period is over, she will return to donating 10 per cent of all profits as normal.
Recorded at Rockinghorse Studio near Byron Bay, Patient was written by Jemima and engineered and mixed by Paul Pilsneniks, who has also engineered acts like Angus and Julia Stone, Pete Murray, Silverchair, and Powderfinger.
Patient is Jemima's second release. After studying a Bachelor of Songwriting in London and performing regularly around Soho and Camden, Jemima returned to Australia in 2019 and released her first single, He'll Never Be You. She will release her debut EP later in 2020.
