It's Not Every Day You Get To Work With Your Childhood Heroes

Jordan balled, Picasso painted and Tesla designed death-rays. Across every branch of human endeavour, there appear rare people who fit their chosen vocation like they were 3D printed for each other. Jeremy Costa makes music.

"Music is the only thing that comes naturally to me," tells the Sydney-based singer-songwriter. "Since I was young I could pick up virtually any instrument and make music, so it only made sense that I pursue a career doing something that I love.'

Costa has been doing so for the last six years, acquiring and blending a cornucopia of musical styles from retro rock to neo soul in the process. Now, after working with Lenny Kravitz collaborators Henry Hirsch and "childhood hero" Craig Ross, he's reaching out to a wider audience. "I have an EP coming out October/November so people can start getting a taste of what we do," shares Costa, before dropping that the EP will be quickly followed by their debut album, which is set for a February 2018 release.

When asked what fuels his output, Costa says it's the "sound". "[It's] what drives me. Right now I am very focused on analogue recording, the sound is better when you record to tape, and it forces you to play the music better. I want music to have melody, and to mean something."

The EP will be accompanied by a string of shows, which Costa promises will be "something very different but at the same time familiar. Real music with lots of melody and soul, bass lines that will make you want to move and harmony that'll make you want to sing. We all have a great time at our shows."